Synonyms of doodled

doodled

verb

past tense of doodle

as in played

to spend time in aimless activity

I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• trifled
• lounged
• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• pottered (around)
• fooled around
• fribbled
• goofed (around)
• hung about
• loafed
• messed around
• monkeyed (around)
• idled
• kicked around
• dawdled
• lolled
• tinkered
• hung (around or out)
• dallied
• horsed around
• dillydallied
• clowned (around)
• diddled (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set (to)
• settled (down)
• buckled (down)
• knuckled down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doodled

Lauren Elliott, though, was a designer at Broderbund Games, working in a former liquor store beneath a sign that said DEPARTMENT OF REDUNDANCY REDUCTION DEPARTMENT alongside an impish ex-Disney animator named Gene Portwood who often doodled Mickey Mouse in obscene poses. —Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026

Most recently, the toddler doodled on her mother's $60,000 Hermès purse. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026

With only three healthy wide receivers active and one fewer day to prepare for a game 5,280 feet above sea level, Brady’s next play sheet might resemble the stick-figure Bills logo Josh Allen famously doodled as a rookie. —Tim Graham, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

And Sergio Aragonés’ wordless cartoons were doodled in the margins of the pages. —Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025