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
• potter (around)
• fool around
• hang about
• lounge
• 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

Related 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

Example Sentences

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