GOOF (OFF) Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of goof (off)

as in to kill time

to spend time doing nothing returned home unannounced and found the au pair goofing off

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goof-off

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noun

as in slacker

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Verb

Just take care of your[self], and veg out.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
This set is damn near professional-wear, with a blazer-style top and contrast piping for those who like to veg out with dignity.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025

Definition of veg out

Noun

The slacker generation of latchkey kids has become the sandwich generation with a full house of both grandparents and children.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Inspired by the alien invasion genre and slacker hang out movies, the film is about a group of friends standing up against an alien invasion that threatens to swallow the whole world.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

Definition of slacker

Noun

Playoff success feels especially unlikely because Panarin, their best player, is a notorious underachiever in the playoffs and proved it again, recording zero five-on-five points in four games against the Avs.

— Harman Dayal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Winning another Emmy is off the table, though, making this a race between the gifted Seehorn, a perennial Emmy underachiever, and Russell, nominated five times as actor and still looking for her first trophy.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of underachiever

Verb

On the heels of the death of his longtime mate Jackie, bald eagle Shadow has been perching, singing and lounging at his Big Bear nest with a new companion.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
For people who take both lounging and running errands seriously, these cashmere sweatpants deliver top-notch comfort.

— Caitlyn Fitzpatrick, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of lounge

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President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.

— USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of hang about

Verb

Last year, the park said the plane now rests at shallower depths that do not require technical dive expertise.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The remains were supposed to be cremated, returned to the donor's family or laid to rest in a cemetery, according to court documents.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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