Antonyms for boondoggle
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : boon-dog-uh l, -daw-guh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbunˌdɒg əl, -ˌdɔ gəl |
Definition of boondoggle
Origin :- 1935, American English, of uncertain origin, popularized during the New Deal as a contemptuous word for make-work projects for the unemployed. Said to have been a pioneer word for "gadget;" it also was by 1932 a Boy Scout term for a kind of woven braid.
- As in deception : noun misleading; being dishonest
- As in dally : verb dawdle, delay
Synonyms for boondoggle
- beguilement
- betrayal
- blarney
- boondoggle
- cheat
- circumvention
- cozenage
- craftiness
- cunning
- deceit
- deceitfulness
- deceptiveness
- defraudation
- dirt
- disinformation
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- drag
- dupery
- duplicity
- equivocation
- falsehood
- fast one
- flimflam
- fool around
- fool with
- fraud
- fraudulence
- fritter away
- guile
- hang about
- hokum
- horse around
- hypocrisy
- idle
- imposition
- insincerity
- jerk off
- juggling
- lag
- legerdemain
- linger
- loiter
- lollygag
- lying
- mendacity
- play around
- play games with
- pretense
- prevarication
- procrastinate
- put off
- putter
- snow job
- sophism
- tarry
- trail
- treachery
- treason
- trickery
- trickiness
- trifle with
- trumpery
- untruth
- waste time
- while away
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