Synonyms and Antonyms of mess around
1
to spend time in aimless activity
- spent the vacation day just messing around
doodle, fiddle (around), fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang about [British], kick around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle
2
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
vamp
court, mash, woo
josh, kid, put on, razz, rib, tease
fool, lead on, string along
manipulate, play (with)
3
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
associate, chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, pal (around), run, sort, travel
affiliate, ally, attach, band, bond, club, collaborate, collude, confederate, conjoin, connect, cooperate, couple, gang, get along, get on, group, interrelate, join, knot, league, link, mingle, mix, rally, relate, side, socialize, team, tie, wed
befriend, friend
avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub
alienate, estrange
break up, disband, disperse, split (up)
disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder
