For example, my SO always talks about getting all of these tattoos, but then never does. Or, I talk about how I want to go on all of these world-travelling adventures, but then never do. Looking for more than "lacking follow-through." Show
asked Aug 20, 2018 at 14:32
2 ... a word or term for always saying you're going to do something, but then not doing it...
answered Aug 20, 2018 at 15:32
 CentaurusCentaurus 49.4k46 gold badges161 silver badges290 bronze badges Talks a big game. It implies trying to gain stature by talking about proposed actions, but not doing anything in practice. answered Aug 20, 2018 at 16:04
perpetualperpetual 1941 silver badge4 bronze badges Flaky could work - "not reliable in performance or behavior : undependable" answered Aug 20, 2018 at 19:27
1 You can use all bark but no bite to describe such a situation. The second example from the citation shows the usage.
answered Aug 20, 2018 at 19:13
jxhjxh 10.4k2 gold badges22 silver badges48 bronze badges Synonymsbotherverb if you do not bother to do something, you do not do it, either because there seems to be no good reason or because it involves too much effort abstainverb formal to not do something that is likely to cause serious problems neglectverb to fail to do something that you should do refrainverb formal to stop yourself from doing something. This word is often used in official announcements or signs let nature take its coursephrase to allow something to develop without trying to influence it make no movephrase to do nothing can’t bring yourself to do somethingphrase to be unable to do something because it is too unpleasant or embarrassing, or makes you too upset omit to do somethingphrase to fail to do something that would have been helpful or honest stand byphrasal verb to not take action when you should leaveverb to not do something, especially because you prefer to do it later or so that someone else can do it More synonyms blow offphrasal verb Americaninformal to not do something you had agreed or arranged to do bottle itphrase to not do something because you do not feel brave enough bottle outphrasal verb to not do something because you do not feel brave enough chicken outphrasal verb to not do something you were going to do because you are too frightened come close to (doing) somethingphrase to nearly do something come within an inch of doing somethingphrase to almost do something demurverb formal to refuse to do something dig your heels inphrase to refuse to do something even though other people are trying to persuade you do something by proxyphrase if you do something by proxy, someone else does it for you drop the ballphrase to fail to do something that you are responsible for doing give something a missphrase to decide not to do something that you usually do it’s more than my job’s worthphrase used for saying that you will not do something because you would lose your job if you did it I wouldn’t think of doing something/I would never think of doing somethingphrase used for saying that you would not consider doing something, for any reason or in any situation keep offphrasal verb to not go onto a particular area of land leave it at thatphrase to not do anything more about something leave/let something alonephrase to stop trying to deal with something leave someone/something hangingphrase to fail to solve a difficult situation, or to let someone remain in a difficult situation without solving it leave something to chance/fatephrase to not try to change the way that something is developing or happening let it/things liephrase to not do or say anything because you might make a difficult situation worse let sleeping dogs liephrase to leave a person or situation alone if they might cause you trouble missverb to fail to be present for something, or to not be in a place when someone else is there not do a stroke of workphrase to do no work at all not soil your handsphrase formal to refuse to do something that you do not approve of resistverb to stop yourself from doing something that you would very much like to do sit byphrasal verb to take no action when something bad is happening sit tightphrase to stay where you are, or to not take action until the right time skipverb to not do something, but to do the next thing instead stand aroundphrasal verb to stand somewhere and do nothing, often when you should be doing something stand asidephrasal verb British to not involve yourself in a situation, especially one that you should be trying to prevent stand/sit idly byphrase to see something bad happening without trying to prevent it stand therephrase to stand in a place for no particular purpose, without doing anything useful stop short of (doing) somethingphrase to not do something, although you almost do it What is it called when you say your gonna do something but don t?Answering the question in general terms, the word I'd suggest is procrastinator. If the person's slowness at getting round to the tasks is involuntary -- because they simply don't have enough time to do the jobs they said they were going to do -- over-promiser or over-optimist may be more to the point.
What is it called when someone says you did something you didn t?Answer : It is simply called "denial" or "inadmission". Some people may say that it is called "recantation" or "disavowal". But "recantation" and "disavowal" mean that a person agrees that they said something before but now they take it back or unsubscribe from it.
What is a word for not doing something?desist. verbstop, refrain from. abandon. abstain. avoid.
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