Definition for Deadbeat:

• Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.

Synonyms for Deadbeat:

• n.

  •
  • debtor,
  • taker,
  • vulture,
  • beggar,
  • parasite,
  • bum,
  • leech.
  •
  • lump.
  •deadbeat (noun)
  • defaulter.
  •freeloader (noun)
  • loafer,
  • moocher.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • good-for-nothing,
  • cheapskate,
  • freeloader,
  • laggard,
  • goldbrick,
  • skinflint,
  • miser,
  • sponger,
  • scrooge,
  • slowpoke,
  • slacker,
  • tightwad,
  • slob.
  •
  • passenger,
  • sponge.
  •
  • vegetable.
  •Other relevant words:
  • tired,
  • vagabond,
  • dead-tired,
  • deadbeats,
  • drone,
  • beat,
  • tuckered out,
  • slouch,
  • barnacle,
  • tramp,
  • delinquent,
  • done,
  • layabout,
  • slugabed,
  • spent,
  • dead,
  • slug,
  • gone,
  • sluggard,
  • lounger,
  • loser,
  • all in,
  • do-nothing,
  • Pooped,
  • dead-beat,
  • idler,
  • shirker,
  • bushed,
  • exhausted,
  • deadbeat dad,
  • beaten,
  • played out,
  • fagged,
  • drained,
  • prostrate,
  • lotus-eater,
  • failure,
  • worn-out,
  • disreputable person,
  • lazybones,
  • dawdler,
  • dog-tired,
  • whacked.

Paraphrases for Deadbeat:

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    sleepyhead.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    parasitic.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    parasite, bum.

Antonyms for Deadbeat:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    go-getter, go ahead, powerhouse, rustler, comer, achiever, doer, highflier, live wire, hummer, self-starter.

Homophones for Deadbeat:

• debate, depot, deathbed, devout, deadbeat dad, daybed, deviate, defeat, diabeta, debit, day by day, david, davit, depth, divot, devote, deputy, deaf-aid, dipped, debut, devotee, deep-eyed, deft, debt, daft, divide, day bed, DVD, divided, dead body, defeated, doped, doubt, defat, duvet, dubiety, devoid, dipodidae, deep-dye, devoted, depute.

Hypernym for Deadbeat:

• n.

  • person
    deadbeat dad.

Hyponym for Deadbeat:

• n.

  • person
    debtor, Debitor.