All ne'er-do-well synonyms
ne'er-do-well
N n noun ne'er-do-well
- loafer — a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- incompetent — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- idler — the state or quality of being idle.
- loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
- wastrel — a wasteful person; spendthrift.
- shiftless — lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.