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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 youʼll 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

roughhouse

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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