Sloth

Pronunciation: /ˈsloʊθ/

Sloth (noun)

  1. A tree-dwelling animal from Central and South America that moves very slowly.
  2. The habit of avoiding work or effort; being lazy.

Examples

  • The sloth hangs from the tree all day.
  • A sloth moves slowly through the branches.

Common collocations: sloth habitat, sloth behavior, slow-moving sloth, overcome sloth, sloth and procrastination

Synonyms of Sloth

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Sloth

  • opposite of laziness
  • opposite of inactivity