Thesaurus

monkey (around)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of monkey (around)

1 to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior

stop monkeying around in the house or you'll break something

Synonyms of monkey (around)

act up, clown (around), cut up, fool around, horse around, hotdog, show off, showboat, skylark

Words Related to monkey (around)

carry on, misbehave

caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp

carouse, maffick, revel, roar, wassail

2 to spend time in aimless activity

would rather just monkey around instead of doing work

Synonyms of monkey (around)

doodle, fiddle (around), fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang about [British], kick around, mess around, play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

Words Related to monkey (around)

dally, dawdle, dillydally, hang (around or out), idle, loaf, loll, lounge

clown (around), horse around

diddle (with), tinker

Near Antonyms of monkey (around)

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

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