Synonyms of goofs (off)

goofs (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of goof (off)

as in kills time

to spend time doing nothing

returned home unannounced and found the au pair goofing off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kills time
• kicks back
• hangs (around or out)
• hangs about
• lounges
• hacks (around)
• plays
• bums
• footles
• chills
• rests
• lazes
• kicks around
• twiddles one's thumbs
• lazies
• idles
• loafs
• relaxes
• dawdles
• strolls
• dillydallies
• pokes
• messes
• drones
• mucks
• aestivates
• vegges out
• veges out
• fiddles (around)
• lolls
• fools
• putters (around)
• lingers
• estivates
• potters (around)
• dallies
• monkeys
• lags
• piddles
• hibernates
• dozes
• goldbricks
• loiters
• trifles
• saunters
• ambles
• moseys
• swans
• tarries
• truants
• furloughs
• malingers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• works
• slaves
• labors
• plugs
• plows
• toils
• grinds
• humps
• pegs
• sweats
• hustles
• plods
• buckles (down)
• grubs
• applies
• moils
• travails
• drudges
• exerts
• puts out