monkey around

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of MONKEY

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior <stop monkeying around in the house or you'll break something>

Synonyms act up, clown (around), fool around, horse around, hotdog, monkey (around), showboat, show off, skylark

Related Words carry on, misbehave; roughhouse; caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp; carouse, maffick, revel, roar, wassail

to spend time in aimless activity <would rather just monkey around instead of doing work>

Synonyms doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang about [British], kick around, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

Related Words dally, dawdle, dillydally, hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, lounge; clown (around), horse around; diddle (with), tinker

Near Antonyms buckle (down), knuckle down, set (to), settle (down)

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