Antonyms for ne'er do well
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nair-doo-wel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛər duˌwɛl |
Definition of ne'er do well
Origin :- "one who is good for nothing," 1737, Scottish and northern English dialect, from contraction of phrase never do well. The adjective is first recorded 1773.
- As in loafer : noun person who is idle, lazy
- As in rogue : noun person who deceives, swindles
- As in scoundrel : noun person who is deceptive and
- As in black sheep : noun disgraceful person
- As in : noun bum
- As in fainéant : noun idler
- As in layabout : noun bum
- As in lazybones : noun bum
- As in cur : noun rotten, lowly animate being
- As in derelict : noun destitute or down-and-out person
- As in good-for-nothing : noun person who is idle, worthless
Synonyms for ne'er do well
- bad egg
- bad lot
- bad news
- beachcomber
- beggar
- black sheep
- blackguard
- bum
- cad
- caitiff
- castaway
- charlatan
- cheat
- cheater
- con artist
- coward
- creep
- criminal
- crook
- dastard
- dawdler
- deadbeat
- defrauder
- devil
- do-nothing
- dog
- drifter
- fainéant
- floater
- fraud
- good-for-nothing
- goof-off
- grifter
- heel
- hobo
- hooligan
- hound
- idler
- imp
- incompetent
- incorrigible
- layabout
- lazy person
- lazybones
- loafer
- loser
- lounger
- lowlife
- maggot
- malingerer
- mischief
- mischiefmaker
- miscreant
- monstrosity
- ne'er-do-well
- no-good
- outcast
- outlaw
- pariah
- problem
- prodigal
- profligate
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rat
- reject
- renegade
- reprobate
- riffraff
- scalawag
- scamp
- scoundrel
- scum
- shiftless
- shirker
- skidrow bum
- skunk
- slacker
- slouch
- slugabed
- sluggard
- snake
- sponger
- stiff
- stinker
- stumblebum
- swindler
- thief
- toad
- tramp
- trickster
- uncaring of others bad egg
- vagabond
- vagrant
- villain
- wanderer
- waster
- wastrel
- worm
- worthless
- wretch
- yellow dog
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