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lounge

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lounge

a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters

  • the kids were stretched out on the lounge watching TV
Synonyms of lounge

chesterfield, couch, davenport, divan, settee, sofa, squab
Words Related to lounge

lounger, love seat, recamier, tête-à-tête

daybed, sofa bed, studio couch

banquette, bench, ottoman

lounge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of lounge

1 to refrain from labor or exertion

  • the construction workers spent their break lounging in the shade behind the building
Synonyms of lounge

bask, kick back, loll, relax, repose, rest
Words Related to lounge

bum, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], hang around, idle, loaf, slack (off), veg out
Near Antonyms of lounge

drudge, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work

exercise, work out

2 to spend time doing nothing

  • after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around
Synonyms of lounge

bum, chill, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drone, footle, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), hang about [British], idle, kick around, kick back, laze, lazy, loaf, loll, veg out
Words Related to lounge

fiddle (around), fool, mess, monkey, muck, piddle, play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

doze, estivate (also aestivate), hibernate

lag, linger, loiter, poke, relax, rest, tarry

amble, mosey, saunter, stroll, swan

furlough, goldbrick, malinger, truant
Phrases Synonymous with lounge

kill time, twiddle one's thumbs
Near Antonyms of lounge

drudge, grind, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg, plod, plow, plug, slave, sweat, toil, travail, work

apply, buckle (down)

exert, put out

Synonym Discussion of lounge

idle, loaf, lounge, loll, laze mean to spend time doing nothing. idle may be used in reference to persons that move lazily or without purpose.
    • idled the day away
loaf suggests either resting or wandering about as though there were nothing to do.
    • she does her work and then loafs the rest of the day
lounge, though occasionally used as equal to idle or loaf, typically conveys an additional implication of resting or reclining against a support or of physical comfort and ease in relaxation.
    • he lounged against the wall
loll also carries an implication of a posture similar to that of lounge, but places greater stress upon an indolent or relaxed attitude.
    • lolling on the couch
laze usually implies the relaxation of a busy person enjoying a vacation or moments of leisure.
    • lazed about between appointments

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