LOUNGED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

lounged

verb

past tense of lounge

as in rested

to refrain from labor or exertion the construction workers spent their break lounging in the shade behind the building

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as in lazed

to spend time doing nothing after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around

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Recent Examples of lounged After flying to the exotic location, Jenner lounged around in a tiny pink bikini in the same color as her brand's font. —

Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 Posing against the backdrop of the ocean, Klum twirled around and lounged on a log in the sand, showing off different angles of the plunging string bikini design. —

Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 May 2026 The fluffy black dog lounged on a dog bed near the couch in Landowski’s living room during an interview with the Star-Telegram. —

Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026 Nearby, children rode floaties atop the clear blue water, shrieking with delight as their parents lounged beneath umbrellas. —

Ada Calhoun, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026 But most of the action was in the foot-deep children’s pool, where Petra joined babies and kids riding mini slides into the warm water, as parents lounged unselfconsciously. —

Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026 As Polis prepared to sign the bill, five black-and-white, 13-week-old puppies — Benedict, Daphne, Violet, Eloise and Hyacinth — lounged, climbed over one another, leaned into a reporter’s mic and cuddled in a pair of pens on the Capitol foyer’s floor. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026 Nearby, people and their dogs who had moved into the shelter for the duration of the war lounged on air mattresses, scrolling through their phones. —

ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026 Over at the three tiers of pools during a late spring weekend visit, couples in stylish swimsuits lounged around the adult’s only pool, groups of friends sipped margs while wading in the main Mother-of-Pearl pool, and kids frolicked in the separate splash pad area. —

Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026

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The ground spot is where the watermelon rested on the ground during the growing process.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Ultimately, the presentation rested on the reality that Iowa's a key piece of the ever-shrinking competitive political landscape.

— Stephen Fowler, NPR, 31 May 2026