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trifled

VERB

toy with; mess around

Synonyms

STRONG

coquet dabble dally dawdle dilly-dally doodle fidget flirt fool fritter idle loiter lollygag lounge misuse monkey palter philander play potter 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

Example Sentences

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Whitney is not a mountain to be trifled with, and a lot of people lack respect for it and find themselves in dangerous situations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Still, it “proves what the Chinese and everyone else are saying—these are capable things and they are not to be trifled with,” said Brendan Mulvaney, director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute, a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

He was not one to be trifled with.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Sleep is not to be trifled with; there is nothing low-stakes about it.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

She told them calmly, “Never mind, girls, this machine mustn’t be trifled with, but certainly is airworthy.”

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein