Synonyms of diddled

diddled

verb

past tense of diddle

1

as in delayed

to move or act slowly

even though the hurricane was fast approaching, federal and local politicians wasted precious time diddling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delayed
• poked
• dragged
• lingered
• crawled
• strolled
• played
• dawdled
• crept
• shuffled
• loitered
• lagged
• fell behind
• lollygagged
• dallied
• dropped behind
• stalled
• hung fire
• lallygagged
• moped
• lounged
• marked time
• tarried
• staggered
• idled
• trifled
• dillydallied
• sauntered
• took one's time
• dragged one's heels
• dragged one's feet
• loafed
• ambled
• shilly-shallied
• fiddled (around)
• hanged (around or out)
• lolled
• fooled around
• inched
• puttered (around)
• temporized
• hung (around or out)
• pottered (around)
• messed around
• eased
• lumbered
• procrastinated
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• plodded
• filibustered
• monkeyed (around)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ripped
• hurried
• sped
• raced
• run
• ran
• rushed
• scurried
• hastened
• scooted
• speeded
• flew
• whirled
• bolted
• whisked
• dashed
• whizzed
• tore
• hustled
• zipped
• rocketed
• humped
• scudded
• scrambled
• coursed
• barreled
• careered
• darted
• barrelled
• trotted
• hurtled
• stampeded
• run
• ran
• breezed
• bowled
• jogged
• galloped
• sprinted
• accelerated
• quickened
• hotfooted (it)
• sped (up)
• speeded (up)
• caught up
• overtook
• outstripped
• outpaced
• outran
• fast-forwarded

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• ripped
• hurried
• sped
• raced
• run
• ran
• rushed
• scurried
• hastened
• scooted
• speeded
• flew
• whirled
• bolted
• whisked
• dashed
• whizzed
• tore
• hustled
• zipped
• rocketed
• humped
• scudded
• scrambled
• coursed
• barreled
• careered
• darted
• barrelled
• trotted
• hurtled
• stampeded
• run
• ran
• breezed
• bowled
• jogged
• galloped
• sprinted
• accelerated
• quickened
• hotfooted (it)
• sped (up)
• speeded (up)
• caught up
• overtook
• outstripped
• outpaced
• outran
• fast-forwarded

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2

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

an unscrupulous Broadway producer diddles little old ladies by persuading them to invest in a surefire flop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• hustled
• plucked
• squeezed
• stung
• screwed
• stuck
• fiddled
• beat
• did
• deceived
• swindled
• conned
• tricked
• rooked
• defrauded
• victimized
• bilked
• fleeced
• reamed
• bled
• stiffed
• suckered
• shortchanged
• mulcted
• exploited
• cozened
• flimflammed
• shorted
• euchred
• hosed
• nobbled
• skinned
• fooled
• gaffed
• chiselled
• chiseled
• shook down
• ripped off
• betrayed
• skunked
• did in
• choused
• extorted
• wrenched
• thimblerigged
• took for a ride
• took to the cleaners
• milked
• clipped
• nicked
• gouged
• gulled
• duped
• wrung
• sold a bill of goods to
• overcharged
• soaked
• wrested
• bitched
• bamboozled
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• fast-talked