Fooling Synonyms and Antonyms

To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. twiddling
  2. trifling
  3. toying
  4. tinkering
  5. puttering
  6. playing
  7. monkeying
  8. fidgeting
  9. fiddling
Joking
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. joking
  2. jesting
  3. pretending
  4. feigning
  5. humorous
  6. deceitful
  7. waggish
  8. roguish
  9. impish
  10. teasing
  11. bantering
  12. trifling
  13. jovial
  14. frivolous
  15. flippant
  16. droll
  17. insincere
  18. misleading
  19. prankish
  20. light
  21. frolicking
  22. facetious
  23. tongue-in-cheek
  24. casual
  25. jocular
  26. playful
  27. merry
  28. sportive
  29. kidding
  30. joshing
  31. spoofing
  32. jollying
  33. jiving
  34. smart
  35. putting one on
  36. pulling one's leg
Antonyms:
  1. serious
  2. grave
  3. earnest
To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. monkeying
  2. tinkering
  3. tampering
  4. messing
  5. meddling
  6. fiddling
To waste time by engaging in aimless activity
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. puttering
  2. doodling
Spend frivolously and unwisely
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shooting
  2. dissipating
Joking, tricks
(Noun)
Antonyms:
  1. seriousness

Words Related to Fooling

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. touching
  2. thriving
  3. mithering
  4. messin
  5. helping

Fooling Sentence Examples

  • She's not fooling me.

  • Look, I was only fooling around.

  • They're not high schoolers fooling around irresponsibly.

  • Kids fooling around with Ouija on a rainy day.

  • Who do you think you're fooling?

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