dawdles

The word “dawdles” has 2 syllables: daw-dles

It's pronounced as /ˈdɔːdəlz/

What is synonym and antonym for dawdles?

In the thesaurus, “dawdles” has 106 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for dawdles

aestivates
amble
ambles
bum around
bums
chills
crawls
creeps
dallies
dally
decelerates
delays
diddle-daddle
diddles
dilly-dally
dillydallies
dozes
drag
drags
drones
drops behind
eases
estivates
falls behind
filibusters
fool around
fools
fools around
footles
fritter away
furloughs
get no place fast
goldbricks
goof off
hang around
hang out
hangs about
hangs fire
hibernates
idle
idles
inches
kicks around
kicks back
kills time
lag
lags
lallygags
laze
lazes
lazies
lazy
lingers
loaf
loafs
loiter
loiters
loll
lolls
lollygags
lounge
lounges
lumbers
malingers
marks time
messes
messes around
monkeys
mopes
mosey
moseys
mucks
piddles
plays
plods
poke
pokes
procrastinate
procrastinates
put off
relaxes
rests
saunter
saunters
scrounge around
shilly-shallies
shlep along
shuffles
sit around
staggers
stalls
stay
stroll
strolls
swans
tarries
tarry
temporizes
toddle
trifle
trifles
truants
veges out
vegges out
wait
warm a chair

Antonyms for dawdles

accelerates
applies
barrels
bolts
bowls
breezes
careers
catches up
courses
darts
dashes
do
drudges
exerts
fast-forwards
flies
forward
gallops
go
grinds
grubs
hasten
hastens
humps
hurries
hurry
hurtles
hustles
jogs
labors
moils
outpaces
outruns
outstrips
overtakes
pegs
plods
plows
plugs
push
puts out
quickens
races
rips
rockets
run
runs
rush
rushes
scoots
scrambles
scuds
scurries
slaves
speed
speeds
sprints
stampedes
sweats
tears
toils
travails
trots
whirls
whisks
whizzes
works
zips

Meanings of dawdles

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

Dawdles in decision-making can lead to missed opportunities in business.
He often dawdles during his morning routine, making him frequently late for work.
Despite the approaching deadline, he dawdles over the simplest tasks, procrastinating until the last minute.
Efficient time management means minimizing dawdles and focusing on tasks with purpose.
She quickly grows impatient when her partner dawdles in completing household chores.

On this page you'll find 174 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dawdles, such as: accelerates, aestivates, amble, ambles, applies, barrels, bolts.

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