Definition for Featherbed:

• hire more workers than are necessary

Synonyms for Featherbed:

• n.

  •cocker (noun)
  • cocker.
  •coddle (noun)
  • coddle.
  •cosset (noun)
  • cosset.
  •feather bed (noun)
  • feather bed.
  •featherbed (noun)
  • baby,
  • indulge,
  • mollycoddle,
  • pamper,
  • spoil.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • featherbed.
  •goof off (verb)
  • diddle,
  • fool around,
  • horse around,
  • hang around,
  • coast,
  • shirk,
  • mess around,
  • slack,
  • doodle.
  •slack/slacken (verb)
  • diminish,
  • reduce,
  • idle,
  • Untighten,
  • drop off,
  • neglect,
  • release,
  • ease,
  • decrease,
  • let up,
  • abate,
  • tire,
  • dwindle,
  • lessen,
  • lax,
  • loose,
  • relax,
  • flag,
  • wane,
  • dodge,
  • taper,
  • goldbrick,
  • moderate.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • mattress.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bum around,
  • drag one's feet,
  • ease off,
  • featherbedding,
  • goofing off,
  • hang out,
  • lollygag,
  • monkey around,
  • slack off,
  • slackening,
  • slow down,
  • take it easy,
  • Idled,
  • Slackened,
  • slackens,
  • lollygags,
  • featherbeds,
  • fiddle around,
  • slacking off,
  • slowed down,
  • screw off,
  • dog it,
  • drag feet,
  • easing off,
  • featherbedded,
  • fluff off,
  • laid back,
  • laxed,
  • laxes,
  • laxing,
  • lay back,
  • lie down on job,
  • lollygagging,
  • monkeying around,
  • takes it easy,
  • taking it easy,
  • goof off,
  • putz around.

Antonyms for Featherbed:

• v.

  • slack/slacken
    tighten, stiffen.

Featherbed Sentence Examples:

• Gentilla spent almost every day at the house on Featherbed Lane, and Grandmother and Grandfather and even Miss Liza had grown fond of the little gypsy girl because of her happy disposition and loving little ways.

• Tomorrow he would wake in his featherbed, dreaming he was back in England, laughing at the absurdity of it all.

Homophones for Featherbed:

• feather bed.

Hyponym for Featherbed:

• v.

  • communication
    hire, engage, employ.