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goof around

VERB

putter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loiter

STRONG

doodle fiddle fritter mess niggle poke potter puddle tinker

WEAK

mess around shuffle around

Antonyms

STRONG

leave alone

WEAK

execute

VERB

tarry

Synonyms

STRONG

abide bide dally drag dwell filibuster lag linger lodge loiter pause poke procrastinate remain rest sojourn stall stay stop tail temporize tool trail visit wait

WEAK

drag one's feet get no place fast hang around hold the phone lose time put off stick around stop over take one's time warm a chair

Antonyms

STRONG

advance allow carry out continue depart do forge go go ahead hurry leave move rush

WEAK

carry on complete finish

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But sometimes, movies like “The Monkey” can only see fit to goof around with toys.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Shapiro is now using his YouTube channel to meme; to goof around; to shed a bit of his nerdy movement-guy skin; to be more in league with Markiplier and Ninja rather than Carlson and Hannity.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2023

In a quietly startling way, Harry looks like a lot of other men in the Western world who work office jobs and goof around with their kids in the backyard on the weekends.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2023

“It’s easier to get it right in the camera than to goof around with it afterward,” Zera says.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Malik likes to cheer and chant and goof around almost as much as I do.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

goof around

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