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potter

[pot-er] / ˈpɒt ər /
VERB
fiddle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fidget fool interfere
STRONG
dabble doodle feel finger handle mess monkey play puddle putter tamper touch toy trifle twiddle
WEAK
mess around
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone work
VERB
mess around
Synonyms
WEAK
amuse oneself dabble dawdle doodle fool around loiter muck around play play around play the fool puddle putter tinker trifle
Antonyms
WEAK
labor toil work
VERB
putter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
loiter
STRONG
doodle fiddle fritter mess niggle poke puddle tinker
WEAK
goof around mess around shuffle around
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone
WEAK
execute
VERB
trifle
Synonyms
STRONG
coquet dabble dally dawdle dilly-dally doodle fidget flirt fool fritter idle loiter lollygag lounge misuse monkey palter philander play putter squander toy twiddle wanton waste
WEAK
amuse oneself be insincere fool around fool with fribble futz around horse around indulge in lead on mess with monkey with play games with play with string along use up waste time wink at
Antonyms
STRONG
hasten hoard hurry push rush save work
VERB
twiddle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fidget
STRONG
dabble doodle feel finger fool handle interfere mess monkey play puddle putter tamper tinker touch toy trifle
WEAK
mess around
Antonyms
STRONG
leave alone work

Example Sentences

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Chamlee once picked up a charming ceramic sun at a yard sale for $30—only to learn via Google that the stamp on the back marked it as a rare piece by midcentury potter David Gil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

"I used to love to just sit on a stool and potter in the garden but now I'm restricted – I can't get down to get close."

From BBC • May 17, 2025

She’s been a potter, a poet and a felonious con artist.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

The couple made the place their own by lining open shelves with vintage cafe pitchers, old stoneware confit pots and sgraffito ceramics by the Marseillais potter Vincent Verde.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

The potter is sitting at the counter now, making notes on a piece of paper, and when I take the vase up to her I'm seized with the wish to stay.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

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