mess around

mess around

verb

Definition of MESS AROUND

1

to spend time in aimless activity <spent the vacation day just messing around>

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)

2

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun <a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women>

Synonyms coquet (or coquette), dally, frivol, mess around, toy, trifle

Related Words vamp; court, mash, woo; josh, kid, put on, razz, rib, tease; fool, lead on, string along; manipulate, play (with)

3

to come or be together as friends <if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them>

Synonyms chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, mess around, pal (around), run, sort, travel

Related Words affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed; befriend, friend

Near Antonyms avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub; alienate, estrange; break up, disband, disperse, split (up); disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder