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playing around

NOUN
adultery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
infidelity
STRONG
affair cheating fling fornication immorality matinee relationship thing
WEAK
carrying-on extracurricular activity hanky-panky two-timing
Antonyms
WEAK
faithfulness
NOUN
affair
Synonyms
STRONGEST
liaison relationship
STRONG
affaire amour fling intimacy intrigue love rendezvous romance
WEAK
carrying-on extracurricular activity goings-on hanky-panky thing together two-timing
Antonyms
STRONG
dislike hate hatred
NOUN
extramarital affair
Synonyms
WEAK
affaire amour fling goings-on hanky-panky illicit love affair liaison romance thing two-timing

Example Sentences

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Steinberger built OpenClaw in November while playing around with AI coding tools in an attempt to organise his digital life.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

At some stage, where the heat will be a factor, I could envisage Harry Kane playing around an hour and Bellingham coming on to replace him.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

"You can start playing around with the much larger code. It's like adding one more letter to the alphabet."

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Through playing around I landed on my recipe for scrunched mochi crêpes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Even though he was a bully, he didn’t deserve to die, especially because he was just playing around.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers