dawdling

The word “dawdling” has 2 syllables: daw-dling

It's pronounced as /ˈdɔːdlɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for dawdling?

In the thesaurus, “dawdling” has 275 synonyms and 161 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for dawdling

adjournment
aestivating
afraid
ambling
apathetic
averse
averseness
backward
behind
behindhand
belated
bind
bit-by-bit
bumming
check
chilling
cooling-off period
crawling
creeping
cunctation
dallying
decelerating
delay
delayed
delaying
deliberate
delinquent
demurral
detained
detainment
detention
diddling
diffident
dilatory
dilly-dallying
dillydallying
discontinuation
disinclined
dormancy
doubt
doubtful
doubting
downtime
dozing
dragging
dreamy
droning
dropping behind
drowsy
dubiety
easing
easy
equivocation
estivating
falling behind
faltering
filibuster
filibustering
fluctuation
fooling
fooling around
footling
fumbling
furloughing
goldbricking
goof-off time
gradual
half-hearted
halting
hanging about
hanging back
hanging fire
hangup
heavy
heavy-footed
held up
hemming and hawing
hesitancy
hesitating
hibernating
hibernation
hindrance
holding
holding pattern
holdup
hung up
idle
idleness
idling
impediment
imperceptible
in a bind
inactive
inactivity
inching
indecision
indecisive
indecisiveness
indisposition
indolence
indolent
inert
inertia
inertness
inoperativeness
interval
irresolute
irresoluteness
irresolution
jam
jammed
joblessness
kicking around
kicking back
killing time
lackadaisical
lacking confidence
lag
laggard
lagging
lallygagging
languid
laze
lazing
lazy
lazying
leaden
leisure
leisurely
lethargic
lethargy
lingering
listless
loafing
loath
logjam
loitering
lolling
lollygagging
lounging
lumbering
malingering
marking time
measured
messing
messing around
misgiving
mistrust
moderate
monkeying
moping
moratorium
moseying
mucking
negligent
not arrived
not done
obstruction
oscillation
otiosity
overdue
own sweet time
passive
pause
pendulous
phlegmatic
piddling
playing
plodding
pokey
poking
poky
ponderous
postponement
postponing
pottering
problem
procrastinating
procrastination
prorogation
putting off
qualm
quiet
relaxing
reluctance
reluctant
remiss
remission
reprieve
resting
retardation
retardment
sauntering
scruple
setback
shiftlessness
shilly-shally
shilly-shallying
showstopper
shuffling
shy
skeptical
skepticism
slack
sleepy
sloth
slothful
slothfulness
slouch
slow
slow-footed
slow-going
slow-moving
slow-paced
slowing
slowness
sluggish
sluggishness
snail-paced
snaillike
staggering
stagnant
stagnation
stall
stalling
stammering
stay
stop
stoppage
strapped for time
strolling
stumbling
stupor
stuttering
supine
surcease
suspension
swanning
tardy
tarrying
temporizing
tentative
tentativeness
tie up
time to burn
time to kill
time-wasting
timid
timidity
timidness
to and fro
too late
torpid
torpidity
torpor
tortoiselike
trifling
truancy
truanting
uneager
unemployment
unhurried
unpredictable
unpunctual
unsure
unwilling
unwillingness
vacillant
vacillating
vacillation
vacillatory
vegetating
vegging out
wait
wavering

Antonyms for dawdling

accelerated
accelerating
action
active
activity
advance
ahead
aid
ambition
applying
assistance
barreling
barrelling
beginning
belief
believing
bold
bolting
boon
boost
bowling
brave
breakneck
breathless
breezing
brisk
busy
busyness
careering
catching up
certain
certainty
cognizant
complex
complicated
confidence
confident
continuation
coursing
darting
dashing
decisive
definite
diligence
dispatch
dizzy
drudging
eager
eagerness
early
employment
energetic
energy
enthusiastic
exerting
expedition
expeditious
extroverted
faith
fast
fast-forwarding
fearless
fleet
flying
furtherance
galloping
go
grinding
grubbing
guiding
hastened
hastening
hasty
help
humping
hurried
hurry
hurrying
hurtling
hustle
hustling
industry
intelligent
intricate
jogging
labor
laboring
leading
liberation
life
lightning
liveliness
lively
meteoric
moiling
moving
occupation
on cue
on time
outpacing
outrunning
outstripping
overtaking
pegging
perseverance
plodding
plowing
plugging
promotion
prompt
punctual
putting out
quick
quickened
quickening
racing
rapid
ready
resolute
ripping
rocketing
running
rush
rushed
rushing
scooting
scrambling
scudding
scurrying
slaving
smart
snappy
speed
speeding
speedy
sprinting
stampeding
start
support
sure
sureness
sweating
swift
tearing
toiling
travailing
trotting
trust
unhesitant
unwavering
vigor
waiting
warp-speed
whirling
whirlwind
whisking
whizzing
willing
work
working
zipping

Meanings of dawdling

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.
noun
1. The act of one who dawdles.

Example Sentences

Dawdling along the path, she admired the vibrant flowers that lined the trail.
The project is behind schedule due to the team's dawdling approach to completing tasks.
His boss warned him about his habit of dawdling during work hours, urging him to increase his productivity.
Despite the urgency of the situation, he couldn't resist dawdling over his morning coffee.
The teacher reminded the students to avoid dawdling and to stay focused during the exam.

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