dawdled

The word “dawdled” has 2 syllables: daw-dled

It's pronounced as /ˈdɔːdld/

What is synonym and antonym for dawdled?

In the thesaurus, “dawdled” has 105 synonyms and 72 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dawdled along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for dawdled

aestivated
amble
ambled
bum around
bummed
chilled
crawled
crept
dallied
dally
decelerated
delayed
diddle-daddle
diddled
dilly-dally
dillydallied
dozed
drag
dragged
droned
dropped behind
eased
estivated
fell behind
filibustered
fool around
fooled
fooled around
footled
fritter away
furloughed
get no place fast
goldbricked
goof off
hang around
hang out
hibernated
hung about
hung fire
idle
idled
inched
kicked around
kicked back
killed time
lag
lagged
lallygagged
laze
lazed
lazied
lazy
lingered
loaf
loafed
loiter
loitered
loll
lolled
lollygagged
lounge
lounged
lumbered
malingered
marked time
messed
messed around
monkeyed
moped
mosey
moseyed
mucked
piddled
played
plodded
poke
poked
procrastinate
procrastinated
put off
relaxed
rested
saunter
sauntered
scrounge around
shilly-shallied
shlep along
shuffled
sit around
staggered
stalled
stay
stroll
strolled
swanned
tarried
tarry
temporized
toddle
trifle
trifled
truanted
vegged out
wait
warm a chair

Antonyms for dawdled

accelerated
applied
barreled
barrelled
bolted
bowled
breezed
careered
caught up
coursed
darted
dashed
do
drudged
exerted
fast-forwarded
flew
forward
galloped
go
ground
grubbed
hasten
hastened
humped
hurried
hurry
hurtled
hustled
jogged
labored
moiled
outpaced
outran
outstripped
overtook
pegged
plodded
plowed
plugged
push
put out
quickened
raced
ran
ripped
rocketed
run
rush
rushed
scooted
scrambled
scudded
scurried
slaved
sped
speed
speeded
sprinted
stampeded
sweat
sweated
toiled
tore
travailed
trotted
whirled
whisked
whizzed
worked
wrought
zipped

Meanings of dawdled

verb
1. To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.
2. To spend (time) without haste or purpose.
3. To move or walk lackadaisically.

Example Sentences

The children dawdled along the path, picking flowers and chasing butterflies.
Despite the impending deadline, he dawdled over his work, procrastinating.
She often dawdled in front of the mirror, experimenting with different hairstyles.
The tourists dawdled in the quaint village, savoring every moment of their vacation.
As the sun set, the hikers regretted how much they had dawdled, realizing they wouldn't make it back before dark.

On this page you'll find 177 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dawdled, such as: accelerated, aestivated, amble, ambled, applied, barreled, barrelled.

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