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Shiftless meaning

  1. Lazy, unmotivated.
  2. Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job.
  3. Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.

Synonyms of Shiftless

unambitious ambitionless

Related words

Other words often associated with Shiftless or its synonyms:

ambitious

Using Shiftless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lazy, unmotivated. | Untrustworthy as a result of being incompetent at the job. | Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.
  • Useful related words include: unambitious, ambitionless.

Context around Shiftless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fewer 1×

Often after:

twentysomething 1× mooching 1× hillbillies 1×

Sentence patterns with Shiftless

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and fewer shiftless mooching natives 1× citizens as shiftless hillbillies 1× even the shiftless to toil 1× of a shiftless twentysomething apartment 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for some pro 1× perhaps the best 1× she stirs up 1×

Common sentence endings:

as shiftless hillbillies 1× hurries after wealth 1× shiftless mooching natives 1× twentysomething apartment hunting 1×

Words around Shiftless

Just before it in the word index:

shifting 1.408 shifties 2 shifters 40 shifter 48 shifted 1.810 shifta 4

Just after it in the word index:

shiftrows 3 shifts 1.454 shifty 39 shifu 2 shiga 18 shiganshina 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Shiftless

  • In this selection, "shiftless" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 31.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fewer, twentysomething, mooching and hillbillies stand out and add context to how "shiftless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and fewer shiftless mooching natives and citizens as shiftless hillbillies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shiftless" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shiftless

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Perhaps the best-known piece of Arkansas's culture is the stereotype of its citizens as shiftless hillbillies. (18 words)

For some pro-immigration Republicans this contempt is Ayn Randian: We’ll all be better off with more hard-working immigrants and fewer shiftless mooching natives. (26 words)

This was a series with fantastical technologies, sentient robots, weird aliens, and faster-than-light space travel, and the third episode dealt with the down-to-earth problems of a shiftless twentysomething apartment hunting. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbour, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbour vies with his neighbour as he hurries after wealth. (47 words)

This was a series with fantastical technologies, sentient robots, weird aliens, and faster-than-light space travel, and the third episode dealt with the down-to-earth problems of a shiftless twentysomething apartment hunting. (34 words)

For some pro-immigration Republicans this contempt is Ayn Randian: We’ll all be better off with more hard-working immigrants and fewer shiftless mooching natives. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

This was a series with fantastical technologies, sentient robots, weird aliens, and faster-than-light space travel, and the third episode dealt with the down-to-earth problems of a shiftless twentysomething apartment hunting.

For some pro-immigration Republicans this contempt is Ayn Randian: We’ll all be better off with more hard-working immigrants and fewer shiftless mooching natives.

Perhaps the best-known piece of Arkansas's culture is the stereotype of its citizens as shiftless hillbillies.

She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbour, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbour vies with his neighbour as he hurries after wealth.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shiftless" in a sentence?
An example: "This was a series with fantastical technologies, sentient robots, weird aliens, and faster-than-light space travel, and the third episode dealt with the down-to-earth problems of a shiftless twentysomething apartment hunting." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "shiftless" from authentic English texts.
What does "shiftless" mean?
Shiftless means: Lazy, unmotivated.
What are synonyms of "shiftless"?
Common synonyms of "shiftless" include: unambitious, ambitionless.
How many example sentences with "shiftless" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "shiftless", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.