malinger Sentence Examples
- The student malingered his illness to avoid taking the test.
- The employee was suspected of malingering when he claimed to be too sick to work.
- The doctor accused the patient of malingering when he suspected she was exaggerating her symptoms.
- The soldier was punished for malingering by being confined to quarters.
- The child malingered his headache to get out of school.
- The insurance company denied the claim because they suspected the claimant was malingering.
- The teacher accused the student of malingering because he was caught playing video games instead of doing his homework.
- The malingerer was eventually caught when he was seen participating in a sports event despite claiming to be injured.
- The malingering employee was fired after his boss caught him faking an injury.
- The student's malingering was discovered when the teacher noticed his symptoms disappeared as soon as he was asked to participate in the lesson.
malinger Meaning
malinger (v)
avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
malinger (v. i.)
To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.
Synonyms & Antonyms of malinger
Synonyms:
- kick-back
- dally
- veg-out
- potter-around-
- doze
- tarry
- amble
- swan
- loiter
- mosey
- footle
- feign
- estivate
- putter-around-
- saunter
- drone
- fiddle-around-
- dillydally
- kick-around
- hang-about
- hibernate
- lag
- stroll
- aestivate
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word malinger
avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be illTo act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.
bum, idle, mess,lazy, fool, poke, deceive, trifle, muck, chill
toil, grind, hustle, plug, plow, apply, hustle, sweat, slave, grind
The student malingered his illness to avoid taking the test.
The employee was suspected of malingering when he claimed to be too sick to work.
The doctor accused the patient of malingering when he suspected she was exaggerating her symptoms.
The soldier was punished for malingering by being confined to quarters.
