/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of shirking Find synonyms for: Noun1. shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking, evasion, escape, dodgingusage: the evasion of work or dutyVerb1. fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick, avoidusage: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"2. shirk, avoidusage: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language