mess around

Verb

Meaning

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

potter tinker putter monkey mess about muck about monkey around muck around waste time skylark dally doodle twiddle philander play

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Antonyms

work labor behave pull out all the stops be good concentrate on

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Hypernyms

work

Hyponyms

puddle

Examples

I'm fascinated with the electronic devices that we can mess around with. Gerry Mulligan

I dont know," said Simon, "it doesn't sound so bad to me. I'd rather have someone mess around inside my head than chop it off." "Then you're a bigger idiot than you look. Cassandra Clare

I didn't get this dressed up to watch you mess around in the gutter with a bunch of motorcycles." "They are pretty to look at," said Jace. "You have to admit that." "So am I," said Isabelle. Cassandra Clare

My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em. Loretta Lynn

I don't mess around with my subconscious. Robert Rauschenberg

I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out. Evan Dando

Close letter words and terms

Mesropyan mess mess about mess beef mess dress mess hall