Synonyms of couch potato

couch potato

noun

as in slug

a lazy person

a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slug
• drone
• snail
• bum
• loafer
• slouch
• idler
• lotus-eater
• sluggard
• deadbeat
• do-nothing
• lazybones
• layabout
• slugabed
• delayer
• saunterer
• crawler
• creeper
• putterer
• good-for-nothing
• lingerer
• straggler
• loller
• laggard
• slowpoke
• ne'er-do-well
• shirker
• dallier
• dawdler
• goldbrick
• loiterer
• clock-watcher
• slacker
• procrastinator
• stick-in-the-mud
• malingerer
• lounger
• dropout
• quitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doer
• hustler
• hummer
• self-starter
• comer
• go-ahead
• achiever
• powerhouse
• live wire
• go-getter
• highflyer
• highflier

Examples of couch potato in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By the way, for all of us couch potatoes who may be staring into our computer screens for way too long day in and day out, doing some arm flexing while sitting at that computer can pay off — even if you aren’t headed for the pageant life! —Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024

American-Grown Couch Potatoes Farmers are growing couch potatoes galore in the Pluto TV Super Bowl spot. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024

While still active, with an affinity for going on walks, Eisenhower also loves being a couch potato after a long day of sauntering around. —The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024

Another outfit sees her in an oversize hoodie and jeans that is both fashion and function — the look could easily be an at-home couch potato 'fit but would also be a serve as a street style look. —Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024