IDLED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

idled

verb

past tense of idle

as in lounged

to spend time doing nothing she likes to idle during the summer and recharge herself for the fall semester we idled away the evening relaxing around the campfire

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Recent Examples of idled The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 In fact, Airbus was collecting orders and making deliveries while Boeing idled due to the bans and delays imposed by the CAAC. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026 Government number crunchers were temporarily idled in October, so were unable to collect housing prices that month. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 May 2026 The bus idled in a parking lot while the driver, Evan Prothero, and the choir director deliberated. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 Three years earlier, Russian aluminum manufacturer Rusal had idled its Eurallumina factory nearby. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 On a cold, drizzly December day in 2022, Demonbreun-Chapman idled his boat on the Coosawattee River, a waterway that feeds into the Conasauga near Calhoun. — Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026 Inside, shag-pile carpeting flowed lavishly across floors and walls, chandeliers sparkled like diamonds, and a legion of marble statues idled as if awaiting the reboot of the Roman Empire. — Zoey Goto, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026 Uneven job growth The Fed is also keeping an eye on the labor market, which has idled amid economic uncertainty, uneven payroll gains and the emergence of artificial intelligence. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026

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In the living room, a tabby cat with a clipped ear lounged on a velvet couch, her front paws propping open an illustrated catalogue of military aircraft.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
The couple giggled between kisses and lounged on a red-and-white picnic blanket while overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of lounged

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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of strolled

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But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.

— Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.

— Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025

Definition of dawdled

Verb

Also make sure hot food is served piping hot, health officials say, and cold food should be kept thoroughly chilled.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
After cooling, place toothpicks around perimeter of custard, then cover with plastic wrap (don’t let plastic touch custard) and keep chilled.

— Rachel Dolfi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026

Definition of chilled

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Those results meant Norway had already qualified for the knockout stages, so rested 10 players as they were beaten 4-1 by France in their final group match.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
America’s strength has always rested on defending constitutional rights consistently, not selectively.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of rested

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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
She has been featured in various TV shows, including an English show called Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), and played Desdemona in Broadway’s Othello before retiring in the early 1980s, per the Walt Disney Archives.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

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