goofed (off)

verb

past tense of goof (off)
as in hung (around or out)
to spend time doing nothing returned home unannounced and found the au pair goofing off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofed (off)
  1. bummed
  2. kicked back
  3. relaxed
  4. chilled
  5. lazed
  6. kicked around
  7. lounged
  8. played
Verb
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of bummed
Verb
  • In one such report, a single tear-gas cannister kicked back was recorded as forty-four assaults.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • When something’s off (like a misplaced comma or wrong code), the claim gets kicked back, and either the patient or the doctor eats the cost.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of kicked back
Verb
  • But Suzuki’s two-footedness meant he was relaxed in playing between them, popping passes into the spare player in midfield.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Ekouaer Lounge Set pairs relaxed wide-leg pants with a coordinating top, so most of the styling is already done for you.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of relaxed
Verb
  • Despite wearing a cap chilled to 15 degrees for several hours at every infusion, my long red hair fell almost entirely out by January, taking with it any part of me that still felt like a woman at all.
    — Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026
  • People can also soak their clothing in cold water or apply an iced or chilled damp towel on their body.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of chilled
Verb
  • The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
    — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of lazed
Verb
  • No balls were kicked around, but a first impression was made about a pitch that’s cropped tighter than a Pebble Beach fairway yet in impressive shape after four games over 11 days.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Near a door leading to a loading dock, a group of players on the host Vegas Golden Knights — including forward Mitch Marner, who went on to score a regulation hat trick in a 5-4 win — stood in a circle and kicked around a soccer ball.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of kicked around
Verb
  • In another photo, the 21-year-old model lounged on the floor with her head propped on one hand while wearing a pair of pastel blue heels and a cream cardigan.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Once, Navarrete represented a client virtually from a hotel room, a work jacket over her swimsuit while the rest of her family lounged at the beach.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of lounged
Verb
  • Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The 25-year-old was often rotated and played only 2,623 minutes across Ligue 1 and the Champions League but still managed 18 goals and 10 assists.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sabalenka held and then played one of her best games of the match, breaking at love to tie it at 4-all.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of played
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“Goofed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofed%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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