Loiter synonyms
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To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner.
To linger is defined as to stay somewhere or to take a long time to do something.
Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
To procrastinate.
To dawdle is defined as to waste time or to move excessively slowly.
To dawdle, delay, or linger:
To fail to keep up a pace; straggle:
To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll.
To walk along or through at a leisurely pace:
To delay is defined as to postpone, make late or stop for awhile.
To slide (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking.
To dawdle or fritter (something) away
Procrastinate is defined as to put something off to do at a later time.
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pass time in idleness
be about
To spend by lounging
To wait or stay temporarily:
fritter away time
be about
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To hang or droop laxly:
The direction of hover is to hang suspended in one spot, or to linger in or near a place.
To dwell or linger
To move at a smooth, easy gait by raising first both legs on one side, then both on the other
To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease:
Trail is defined as to drag, pull, follow or lag behind someone or something.
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To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
To roam about; esp., to walk or stroll about idly, without any special goal
laze along
be about
(Intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To spend time doing nothing in particular.
To remain or stay in expectation of; await:
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hurry (antonym)
To cause to move or act more rapidly or too rapidly; drive, move, send, force, or carry with haste
stride along (antonym)
be about
(Intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
To be idle; loaf:
leave (antonym)
To let be or do without interference.
rush (antonym)
To pass, come, go, come into view, act, etc. swiftly, suddenly, or hastily
Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
To live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle
To live by begging or by sponging off people
(Intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
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To masturbate
To cheat; swindle.
To goof is defined as to make a mistake, or to do something to waste time, usually used with "up" or "off."
drag one's feet (or heels)
take-one-s-time
fast (related)
In a secure manner; tightly:
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industrious (related)
To pass time without working or in avoiding work
(Chiefly Brit., Informal) To act or talk foolishly
(Intransitive) To be in a casual non-committal relationship
To remain unobserved.
(Intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.
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(Intransitive, usually of a group of people) To move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.
prowl (related)
wander (related)
skulk (related)
linger idly
be about
Synonym Study
- Idle suggests habitual avoidance of work, or inactivity, indolence, etc. to idle away the hours
- Dally suggests spending time in trifling or frivolous pursuits or in indecision
- Dawdle implies a wasting of time over trifles or a frittering away of time that makes for slow progress to dawdle over a cup of tea
- Loiter implies aimlessness or slowness of movement and may suggest a wasting of time in lingering or lagging to loiter around street corners
Find another word for loiter. In this page you can discover 68 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for loiter, like: waste-time, linger, dillydally, shilly-shally, dawdle, dally, idle, lag, saunter, stroll and delay.