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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)

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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