Synonyms and Antonyms of drone
1
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
- the sound of droning bees all around us
chirr, churr
thrum
fizz, hiss, murmur, purr, rustle, sigh, sizzle, swish, whisper
coo, curr
wheeze, whistle, whoosh
2
to spend time doing nothing
- instead of getting a job, he preferred to drone and live off his parents
bum, chill, dally, dawdle, dillydally, footle, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), hang about [British], idle, kick around, kick back, laze, lazy, loaf, loll, lounge, veg out
fiddle (around), fool, mess, monkey, muck, piddle, play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle
doze, estivate (also aestivate), hibernate
lag, linger, loiter, poke, relax, rest, tarry
amble, mosey, saunter, stroll, swan
furlough, goldbrick, malinger, truant
drudge, grind, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg, plod, plow, plug, slave, sweat, toil, travail, work
apply, buckle (down)
exert, put out
