Synonyms for idled
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ahyd-l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪd l |
Top 10 synonyms for idled Other synonyms for the word idled
- abate
- ache
- amble
- amuse oneself
- amuse oneself with
- be amateur
- be apathetic
- be at ease
- be behind
- be comfortable
- be dilatory
- be down in the mouth
- be gloomy
- be in a funk
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be inert
- be insincere
- be long
- be slothful
- be tardy
- be unoccupied
- be wasteful with
- bind
- bleed
- blow
- boondoggle
- bring to a screeching halt
- bum
- bum around
- cast away
- chafe
- compose oneself
- confine
- constipate
- coquet
- crawl
- curb
- dabble
- dally
- dangle
- dawdle
- daydream
- decay
- decline
- delay
- despair
- despond
- deteriorate
- diddle
- diddle away
- diddle-daddle
- dilly-dally
- dillydally
- dodge
- doodle
- doze
- drag
- drag one's feet
- dream
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- drowse
- dwindle
- ease
- ease off
- ease up
- eat one's heart out
- ebb
- entrammel
- evade
- exist
- fail
- fall off
- falter
- featherbed
- fester
- fetter
- fiddle with
- fidget
- fill
- flag
- flap
- flirt
- flirt with
- flop
- fool
- fool around
- fool with
- fret
- fribble
- fritter
- fritter away
- frivol
- futz around
- get no place fast
- go
- go through
- go to pot
- go to seed
- goldbrick
- goof off
- grieve
- grumble
- grump
- halt
- hang
- hang about
- hang around
- hang back
- hang loose
- hang out
- hesitate
- hibernate
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hold
- horse around
- hover
- idle
- inch
- inch along
- indulge in
- jelly
- jerk off
- kid around
- kill
- kill time
- knock around
- lag
- lament
- languish
- lark
- lavish
- lax
- lay back
- laze
- lazy
- lead on
- lean
- leash
- lessen
- let down
- let pass
- let up
- lie
- lie by
- lie down
- lie down on job
- lie fallow
- lie still
- limit
- limp
- linger
- loaf
- lock up
- loiter
- loll
- lollygag
- loose
- lose heart
- lose strength
- lounge
- lounge around
- lumber
- malinger
- mess around
- mess with
- misspend
- misuse
- moderate
- monkey
- monkey around
- monkey with
- moon
- mope
- mosey
- muck around
- nap
- neglect
- nod
- not be serious
- not lift a finger
- not move
- obstruct
- palter
- pass
- pass time
- pause
- philander
- piddle
- pine
- pine away
- play
- play around
- play games with
- play with
- plod
- poke
- potter
- procrastinate
- put feet up
- put in
- put off
- putrefy
- putter
- ramble
- recline
- reduce
- refresh oneself
- regret
- relax
- release
- remain
- repine
- repose
- rest
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- rot
- run through
- rust
- sag
- saunter
- schlepp along
- scrounge around
- shackle
- shamble
- shirk
- shlep along
- shuffle
- sink
- sit around
- sit down
- sit on one's butt
- slack
- slack off
- slacken
- slouch
- slough
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- slumber
- slump
- snooze
- spell
- spend like water
- sprawl
- squander
- stagger
- stagnate
- stall
- stand
- stand around
- stand still
- stay
- stew over
- stick around
- stifle
- stop
- straggle
- stretch out
- string along
- stroll
- stultify
- sulk
- sweat over
- tail
- take a break
- take a nap
- take five
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take one's time
- take ten
- take time out
- taper
- tarry
- throw away
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- tire
- toddle
- tool
- totter
- toy
- toy with
- trail
- traipse
- trammel
- trifle
- trifle with
- trudge
- twiddle
- twiddle thumbs
- unbend
- unlax
- untighten
- unwind
- use up
- vacillate
- vegetate
- wait
- wait around
- wane
- wanton
- warm a chair
- waste
- waste time
- weaken
- wear a long face
- while away
- while away hours
- wind down
- wink at
- work superficially
- yearn
Définition of idled
Origin :- Old English idel "empty, void; vain; worthless, useless; not employed," common West Germanic (cf. Old Saxon idal, Old Frisian idel "empty, worthless," Old Dutch idil, Old High German ital, German eitel "vain, useless, mere, pure"), of unknown origin. Idle threats preserves original sense; meaning "lazy" is c.1300.
- As in lag : verb move slowly; delay
- As in linger : verb loiter, delay
- As in loaf : verb be idle, lazy
- As in loiter : verb hang around; stroll
- As in loll : verb lay sprawled
- As in lounge : verb lie about, waste time
- As in moon : verb dream about; desire
- As in mope : verb pout, be dejected
- As in poke : verb move along slowly
- As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
- As in slack/slacken : verb do little or nothing; loosen
- As in spend : verb use time; occupy
- As in stagnate : verb deteriorate by lack of action
- As in trifle : verb toy with; mess around
- As in vegetate : verb be very passive
- As in dillydally : verb dawdle
- As in immobilize : verb tie
- As in dabble : verb play at; tinker
- As in dally : verb dawdle, delay
- As in dawdle : verb delay; waste time
- As in fool around : verb waste time
- As in fritter : verb waste away
- She turned over slowly, fired twice, idled, then fired again.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- On the contrary, he always corrected him when he prevaricated, and scolded him when he idled.
- Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
- For a while he idled, and then he had an attack of delirium tremens.
- Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham
- Now, however, he idled, thinking how sloppy the streets would be.
- Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
- I thought, before, that you had only idled and trifled away your time; but now I know.
- Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant
- All the evening, indeed, he idled, chatting with men and women he knew.
- Extract from : « Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo » by William Le Queux
- He grubbed in the mud for his food and idled when he was not eating.
- Extract from : « The Spell of the White Sturgeon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- When the time came to go he waited and idled in the streets.
- Extract from : « Marching Men » by Sherwood Anderson
- If I idled for a day, no one except my fellow-students (who evidently had no awe for me) remarked it.
- Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
- The young fellows who had idled with him became his zealots.
- Extract from : « Mystery Ranch » by Arthur Chapman
Antonyms for idled
- abhor
- achieve
- activate
- advance
- aid
- allow
- ascend
- assist
- be active
- be elated
- be happy
- be lazy
- build
- carry on
- carry out
- complete
- compliment
- continue
- create
- despise
- develop
- die
- dislike
- do
- earn
- encourage
- energize
- enlarge
- expand
- face
- finish
- flourish
- forge
- forward
- free
- further
- get
- go
- go ahead
- grow
- halt
- hasten
- hate
- help
- hoard
- hold
- hurry
- hustle
- improve
- increase
- labor
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- loose
- loosen
- meet
- move
- please
- praise
- push
- raise
- receive
- release
- rise
- run
- rush
- save
- sit up straight
- speed
- stand
- stiffen
- store
- straighten
- strengthen
- support
- take
- take seriously
- tighten
- tiptoe
- toil
- use
- vamoose
- walk
- work
- work hard
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