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mooch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mooch

1 to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility
  • he's always mooching off of his friends, even though he can easily pay his own way
Synonyms of mooch

freeload, sponge
Words Related to mooch

leech

beg

exploit, use
2 to move about in a sly or secret manner
  • I suspect she's mooching around in the background and keeping an eye on us
Synonyms of mooch

lurk, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal
Words Related to mooch

crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm

ghost, pad, tiptoe
3 to move about from place to place aimlessly
  • kids on vacation mooching about the house and looking for something to do
Synonyms of mooch

bat, cruise, drift, float, gad (about), gallivant (also galavant), kick around, knock (about), maunder, meander, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander
Words Related to mooch

amble, saunter, stroll

dawdle, mope

gypsy, hobo, tramp, vagabond

mill (about or around)

straggle, stray

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