Synonyms of mess around

mess around

verb

1

as in to fool around

to spend time in aimless activity

spent the vacation day just messing around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fool around
• play
• fribble
• hang about
• goof (around)
• kick around
• doodle
• fiddle (around)
• putter (around)
• potter (around)
• trifle
• horse around
• monkey (around)
• lounge
• idle
• loaf
• hang (around or out)
• dawdle
• dillydally
• clown (around)
• tinker
• loll
• dally
• diddle (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle (down)
• buckle (down)
• set (to)
• knuckle down

• settle (down)
• buckle (down)
• set (to)
• knuckle down

2

as in to flirt

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun

a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flirt
• coquette
• toy
• coquet
• trifle
• string along
• lead on
• dally
• put on
• woo
• frivol
• vamp
• court
• fool
• tease
• mash
• rib
• kid
• razz
• josh
• play (with)
• manipulate

3

as in to travel

to come or be together as friends

if you continue to mess around with such narrow-minded boobs, you'll begin to think and act like them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travel
• associate
• hook up
• run
• bond
• connect
• mix
• collaborate
• join
• hang (around or out)
• company
• sort
• relate
• mingle
• pal (around)
• take up with
• rub shoulders (with)
• consociate
• rub elbows (with)
• consort
• chum
• fall in with
• fraternize
• befriend
• get along
• cooperate
• get on
• friend
• group
• keep company (with)
• be friends with
• side
• rally
• tie
• team
• club
• hobnob
• link
• ally
• attach
• gang
• band
• couple
• affiliate
• knot
• confederate
• league
• socialize
• interrelate
• conjoin
• collude
• wed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• split (up)
• snub
• break up
• alienate
• split
• estrange
• disperse
• cold-shoulder
• disband
• divorce
• sever
• dissociate
• disjoin
• disunite
• sunder

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• avoid
• shun
• split (up)
• snub
• break up
• alienate
• split
• estrange
• disperse
• cold-shoulder
• disband
• divorce
• sever
• dissociate
• disjoin
• disunite
• sunder

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