DOODLE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈdü-dᵊl

Definition of doodle

as in to play

to spend time in aimless activity I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

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Recent Examples of doodle

Verb

They were inspired both by the 2023 California Superbloom and memories of doodling flowers while growing up in India. — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026 Koch bobbed by again, this time with glasses and a Harry Potter lightning bolt doodled on her face. — Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026

Noun

Hot pink butterfly nail art, combined with tie-dye marbling, zebra stripes, and itty-bitty heart doodles. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 18 June 2026 Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for doodle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doodle

Verb

He was handed a wild card to play doubles at Wimbledon this year but lost in the first round.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
My model is concentrated on the last 24 rounds played, and includes driving distance, strokes gained off the tee, strokes gained around the green, strokes gained putting, and strokes gained on par 3s longer than 200 yards.

— Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of play

Noun

In this photo illustration, the stock market information of Synchrony Financial displayed on a smartphone while the logo of Synchrony Financial seen in the background.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
His reinstatement as judge after Assad was toppled and fled the country for Russia in December 2024 is an illustration of the country’s pursuit of transitional justice.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

Their stories were told through drawings, comic books, artwork, photographs, letters, even puppets.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Sure, there are way too many people asking for drawings of obscure anime characters that are nearly impossible to pull off with the bare-bones MS-Paint-like tool in two-and-a-half minutes.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing

Noun

Blessed with generational talent, mainstream appeal and a good basketball product, the league is instead in danger of becoming a caricature.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
In the national consciousness, Blackpool has become a morbid caricature of working-class Britain—a place where binge drinking, violence, and vomit are in view of teacup rides, kids on the beach, and plastic pirates.

— George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of caricature

Noun

In his experimental doc, Wadimoff has the Palestinian refugees recreate the experiences of their escape from Gaza on a barren stage marked out by chalk outlines, in the style of Lars von Trier’s Dogville.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
The sky was a smoky grayish-orange and trees a few hundred yards away had turned to ghostly outlines.

— Lorraine Boissoneault, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outline

Noun

The postmodern lingua franca of today’s internet meme culture owes much to Wareheim and Heidecker, particularly their Adult Swim sketch series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
The piece of art, gifted by a fan to Grisham and then claimed by McMahon as his own, is in the style of a police sketch.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sketch

Noun

Featuring a slimming silhouette, this mock-neck sweater is polished enough for the office but can pull double duty as casual wear on the weekends.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Taylor Swift, Juno Temple and Gillian Anderson have all worn platform silhouettes as of late in varying colors and textures from brands like Gucci, Miu Miu and Paris Texas, among others.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of silhouette

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