SLOUCH Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈslau̇ch

Definition of slouch

as in slug

a lazy person is no slouch when it comes to cooking

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slouch

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verb

as in to drag

to move slowly slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral

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Recent Examples of slouch

Noun

Lucky Brand’s 410 model has gone on sale — all the more reason to cosign its deep indigo wash, contrast stitching, mid-rise waist, and subtle slouch. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 Hertl is no slouch himself, having scored 276 goals in the regular season, including 24 this year, and now has scored 32 times in 97 career playoff games. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Verb

Video of Dick slouched over on a Los Angeles sidewalk circulated quickly. — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026 That’s because these are the muscles that most commonly become tight and painful with poor posture, creating a vicious cycle of even more slouching and hunching. — Danielle Zickl, Health, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slouch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slouch

Noun

Calendula Calendula’s fleshy leaves, stems, and flowers also draw slugs and snails away from other crops and can be interplanted in food or flower gardens for natural slug control.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
Dunlap explains that these pungent compounds deter strawberry-loving garden pests like slugs and aphids while also acting as mild fungicides.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026

Definition of slug

Verb

But as the days dragged on, headlines about power outages and water shortages took a back seat to a far more gruesome and horrific reality.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Compounding concerns, California officials say the Department of Transportation is dragging its feet.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of drag

Noun

The war is now concentrated in the Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile states, with drone warfare causing 60% of casualties, according to UNICEF.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The purchase reflects a broader effort to improve protection at military bases as unauthorized drone activity becomes more common.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Definition of drone

Verb

So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
The Germans were crawling as far as the street, dashing across the asphalt, then leaping into the second trench.

— Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of crawl

Noun

Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 20 June 2026

Definition of bum

Verb

Leaders should identify where bottlenecks crept back in, restore psychological safety around small failures, and rebuild the feedback loops that make frequent, low-risk deployment feel sustainable.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Asked Monday what the best part about being back has been so far, a big smile crept across Watkins’ face.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of creep

Noun

Calendula Calendula’s fleshy leaves, stems, and flowers also draw slugs and snails away from other crops and can be interplanted in food or flower gardens for natural slug control.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
The game was crawling along at a snail’s pace with a rare boundary here and there.

— Mohsin Kamal, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of snail

Verb

As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Pretoria responded to the threat of violence in June 30 protests with millions of dollars shuffled inside the police budget, tactical units deployed, and soldiers on standby.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

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