Thesaurus
Synonyms and Antonyms of tarried
- upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain
abided (also abode), dwelled (or dwelt), hung around, remained, stayed, stuck around
bailed, bailed out, bugged out, buzzed (off), cleared off [chiefly British], cleared out, cut out, departed, exited, got off, left, moved, packed (up or off), peeled off, piked (out or off), pulled out, pushed off, pushed on, quit (also quitted), shoved (off), took off, vamoosed, walked out, went, went off
- the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not
crawled, crept, dallied, dawdled, delayed, diddled, dillydallied, dragged, lagged, lingered, loitered, lollygagged (also lallygagged), moped, poked, shilly-shallied
fiddled (around), fooled around, messed around, monkeyed (around), played, pottered (around), puttered (around), trifled
hung (around or out) (also hanged (around or out)), idled, loafed, lolled, lounged
ambled, eased, inched, lumbered, plodded, sauntered, shuffled, staggered, strolled
- he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights
Learn More about tarried
-
Nglish: Translation of tarried for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of tarried for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up tarried? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
