Synonyms of doodle

doodle 1 of 2

verb

ˈdü-dᵊl 

as in to play

to spend time in aimless activity

I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• fiddle (around)
• goof (around)
• trifle
• fribble
• lounge
• potter (around)
• fool around
• hang about
• putter (around)
• monkey (around)
• mess around
• kick around
• idle
• loaf
• dawdle
• hang (around or out)
• loll
• tinker
• horse around
• clown (around)
• dillydally
• diddle (with)
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set (to)
• settle (down)
• buckle (down)
• knuckle down

doodle

2 of 2

noun

as in illustration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustration
• drawing
• caricature
• outline
• sketch
• portrait
• silhouette
• contour
• image
• representation
• cartoon
• depiction
• likeness
• figure
• watercolor
• engraving
• etching
• charcoal
• delineation
• pastel
• blueprint
• etch
• line drawing
• aquatint

Examples of doodle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

In addition to doodling or scribbling, the pen can be used to annotate documents, highlight text, create notes in the margins and so on. —New Atlas, 12 July 2024

Growing up in the traditional surroundings of Kyoto, Japan, Kawajiri spent her days daydreaming and doodling in her notebook. —Marie Lodi, refinery29.com, 24 May 2024

Noun

The doodle also illustrates his historic 1990 performance at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico’s most important cultural venue, which was recorded and released as the live album Juan Gabriel en el Palacio de Bellas Artes. —Natalia Cano, Billboard, 15 July 2024

Each thinks of the others, but as filtered through his own particular lens: Nerdy Donatello (Micah Abbey) imagines a confrontation in the style of a 1990s video game, while Leo’s daydreams are stylized as even cruder comic-book doodles. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024