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fool around - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | fool around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | waste time |
| Synonyms: | dawdle, hang around*, idle, kill time*, lark, mess around*, play around* |
| Antonyms: | labor, toil, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cavort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frolic, prance |
| Synonyms: | caper, carry on*, cut loose*, cut up*, dance, fool around*, frisk, gambol, horse around*, horseplay, play, revel, rollick, romp, roughhouse, sport, caracole, go places and do things, monkey around |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clown |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | joke |
| Synonyms: | act the fool*, cut up*, fool around, jest, kid around, act crazy, bug out, have fun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | copulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have sexual relations |
| Synonyms: | bed, breed, cohabit, couple, fool around*, fornicate, lay*, make love, make out*, mate, unite, be carnal, conjugate, do it, go all the way, go to bed, have coition, have relations, have sex, lie with, make it, sleep together, sleep with |
| Antonyms: | abstain, refrain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dawdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delay; waste time |
| Synonyms: | amble, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally*, drag, fool around*, fritter away, get no place fast, goof off*, hang around*, hang out*, idle, lag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, mosey*, poke*, procrastinate, put off, saunter, scrounge around, shlep along, sit around, sit on one's butt, stay, stroll, tarry, toddle, trifle, wait, warm a chair |
| Antonyms: | forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fondle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch lovingly |
| Synonyms: | bear hug, caress, clutch, cosset, cuddle, dandle, embrace, feel, fool around*, grab, grope, hug, love, neck, nestle, nuzzle, pat, paw, pet, snuggle, squeeze, stroke, make love to, play footsie |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frolic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun, make merry |
| Synonyms: | caper, carouse, cavort, cut capers, cut loose*, fool around*, frisk, gambol, go on a tear, kick up one's heels, lark, let go, let loose, play, prance, raise hell, revel, riot, rollick, romp, sport, spree, whoop it up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gambol |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tumble playfully |
| Synonyms: | bound, caper, carry on, cavort, cut, cut a caper, cut loose*, fool around*, frisk, frolic, hop, horse around*, jump, kibitz around, kick up one's heels, lark, leap, play, prance, revel, roister, rollick, romp, skip, sport, spring, whoop it up |
| Notes: | a gamble (noun) is a risky act, venture, bet, or wager - to gamble (verb) is to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a gambol (noun) a skipping or leaping about in frolic - to gambol (verb) is to dance and skip about in play or to frolic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | goof off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid work |
| Synonyms: | bum around, coast, diddle, dog it, doodle, drag one's feet, featherbed, fiddle around, fluff off, fool around, hang around, hang out, horse around, lollygag, mess around, monkey around, putz around, screw off, shirk, slack, take it easy |
| Main Entry: | horse around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool around |
| Synonyms: | carry on, cavort, cut up, fool around, lark, play around, roughhouse, monkey around |
| Main Entry: | kid around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tease |
| Synonyms: | annoy, badger, bait, banter, bother, chaff, disturb, dog*, fool around, goad, harass, josh, mock, needle*, nudge, pester, pick on*, rag*, razz*, rib*, ride, ridicule, roast*, taunt, give a hard time, lead on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loaf |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be idle, lazy |
| Synonyms: | bum*, dally, dillydally*, dream, drift, evade, fool around*, idle, kill time*, let down, lie, loiter, loll, lounge, malinger, relax, saunter, shirk, slack, stall, stroll, trifle, vegetate, waste time, be inactive, be indolent, be slothful, be unoccupied, bum around, fritter away, goldbrick, hang out*, knock around, laze, lounge around, not lift a finger, pass time, piddle, sit around, slow down, stand around, take it easy, twiddle thumbs, while away hours |
| Antonyms: | achieve, do, energize, labor, work hard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mess around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fiddle; goof off |
| Synonyms: | dabble, dawdle, doodle, fool around, loiter, play, play around, puddle, putter, tinker, trifle, amuse oneself, muck around, play the fool, potter |
| Antonyms: | labor, toil, work |
| Main Entry: | misbehave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in inappropriate manner |
| Synonyms: | act up, carry on, cut up, deviate, fail, fool around*, misconduct, offend, roughhouse, sin, transgress, trespass, be at fault, be bad, be dissolute, be guilty, be immoral, be indecorous, be insubordinate, be mischievous, be out of line, be out of order, be reprehensible, bend the law, do evil, do wrong, get into mischief, go astray, go wrong, make trouble, sow wild oats, take a wrong turn |
| Antonyms: | behave, obey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monkey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fiddle, tamper with |
| Synonyms: | busybody, butt in*, fool, fool around*, horn in, interfere, make*, meddle, mess, play, pry, tinker, trifle, fool with, interlope, intermeddle |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | revel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure; celebrate |
| Synonyms: | bask, carouse, carry on, crow, cut loose*, delight, enjoy, fool around*, frolic, gloat, indulge, kid around*, lark, luxuriate, rejoice, relish, riot, roll, rollick, savor, thrive, wallow, blow off steam, go on a spree, kick up heels, lap up, let go, let loose, live it up, make merry, paint the town, roister, run around, step out, whoop it up |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | romp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun, enjoy oneself |
| Synonyms: | caper, cavort, celebrate, cut up*, fool around*, frisk, frolic, gambol, kid around*, lark, play, prance, revel, skip, sport, cut capers, go on the town, let loose, make merry, roister, rollic, skylark, whoop it up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | toy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | play with |
| Synonyms: | coquet, cosset, dally, dandle, fiddle, flirt, fool, fool around*, jest, mess around*, pet, play, play around, sport, string along*, tease, trifle, wanton, amuse oneself, lead on, play games |
| Antonyms: | work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trifle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | toy with; mess around |
| Synonyms: | coquet, dabble, dally, dawdle, dilly-dally*, doodle, fidget, flirt, fool, fool around*, fritter, horse around*, idle, loiter, lounge, misuse, monkey, palter, play, putter, squander, string along*, toy, wanton, waste, waste time, amuse oneself, be insincere, fool with, fribble*, futz around, indulge in, lead on, lollygag, mess with, monkey with, philander, play games with, play with, potter, twiddle, use up, wink at* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | act up (misbehave) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | misbehave badly |
| Synonyms: | carry on, fool around, horseplay, misbehave, rebel, show off, act out, be bad, be out of line, behave badly, make trouble, set a bad example |
| Antonyms: | behave |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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