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stand around

VERB

hang about/hang around/hang out

Synonyms

WEAK

abide affect dally frequent get along with haunt have relations with linger live loiter reside resort roam spend time swell tarry waste time

VERB

laze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loiter loll saunter

STRONG

bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick lie loaf lounge malinger piddle relax shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate

WEAK

be inactive be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around do nothing fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours

Antonyms

STRONG

do face meet

VERB

loaf

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laze loll

STRONG

bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick idle lie loiter lounge malinger piddle relax saunter shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate

WEAK

be inactive be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours

Antonyms

STRONG

do face hurry meet run rush

WEAK

achieve energize labor work hard

Example Sentences

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At least for the sake of torch-passing, someone should have thought of something for the newish members introduced in “Jackass Forever” to do besides stand around and applaud.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

While a Wednesday rate cut is baked in, the odds of another quarter-point reduction in borrowing costs in January stand around 20% and barely get above coin-flip territory through the first half of next year.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

“We stand around and we watch Claude, and we talk about what Claude’s doing and oftentimes Claude’s just being a cute little interesting guy,” said Margaret Vo, Anthropic’s head of user education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

Shots are dimly lit, characters stand around in dated kitchens and conversations last a few minutes before flitting to another storyline entirely.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

"I thought the whole thing would be that way, but it's just confusing and pointless. The ghosts—if there are ghosts—don't even do anything. They just show up and stand around."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

stand around

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