malingerers Synonyms

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to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work), to pretend to be sick or injured so as to avoid duty or work

The company suspected that several employees were malingerers who faked illnesses to avoid work.
The army chaplain suspected that some soldiers were malingerers who pretended to have combat fatigue.
The doctor suspected that the patient was a malingerer who exaggerated their symptoms.
The school principal believed that some students were malingerers who pretended to be sick to get out of class.
The police suspected that the man claiming to have been injured in a car accident was a malingerer.
The insurance company's investigator suspected that the woman claiming to have suffered a back injury was a malingerer.
The court suspected that the defendant was a malingerer who pretended to have a mental illness to avoid prison.
The welfare agency suspected that some people claiming to be homeless were malingerers who simply wanted to collect benefits.
The hospital staff suspected that some patients were malingerers who stayed in the hospital longer than necessary to avoid returning home.
The retirement community suspected that some residents were malingerers who pretended to be unable to care for themselves to gain attention.

to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work), to pretend to be sick or injured so as to avoid duty or work

beggars,shirkers, slackers, derelicts, mendicants, dodgers, ragamuffins, waifs, drifters, stiffs

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The company suspected that several employees were malingerers who faked illnesses to avoid work.

The army chaplain suspected that some soldiers were malingerers who pretended to have combat fatigue.

The doctor suspected that the patient was a malingerer who exaggerated their symptoms.

The school principal believed that some students were malingerers who pretended to be sick to get out of class.