FIDDLE AWAY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

fiddle away

verb

Definition of fiddle away

as in to spend

to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

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Recent Examples of fiddle away Her positive pablum came too late to stop critics from casting her as a modern-day Nero, the emperor who supposedly fiddled away as Rome burned. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025

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The feature can analyze account balances, transactions, spending patterns and upcoming payments, helping users understand their finances without manually checking multiple banking apps.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
In reality, 19 was a stressful and lonely time, spent mostly in the libraries of my frigid college town or fighting with my boyfriend in the dining hall.

— Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of spend

Verb

Days after losing the governor’s race by a wide margin, Republican Steve Hilton argued Thursday his campaign should serve as a template for future GOP tickets and hinted at a potential second run for governor.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
There is no tension between expectation and reality, no concrete regret or achievement, no shift in perspective, nothing gained or lost.

— Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of lose

Verb

Then, retailers in Estonia, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Sweden were targeted in similar attacks that resulted in millions of Euros' worth of spoiled food being thrown away.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Los Angeles plans to add 65 public trash cans in Koreatown after tenants raised concerns about a shortage of places to throw away trash.

— Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of throw away

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The leather chain separates from the meat chain early and runs through more hands, weakening the link between the tannery and the farm.

— Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
The ruthless county SHEriff has professional-grade acetone running through her veins.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of run through

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