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toyed

verb , past tense of toy

Synonyms and Antonyms of toyed

1 to engage in activity for amusement

the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about

Synonyms of toyed

dallied, disported, frolicked, played, recreated, rollicked, skylarked, sported

Words Related to toyed

cavorted, frisked, gamboled (or gambolled), romped

dabbled, trifled

amused, diverted, entertained

delighted, pleased

dabbled, fiddled (around), messed around, puttered (around)

bummed (around), dawdled, goldbricked, hung (also hanged), hung about [British], idled, loafed, lounged (around or about), relaxed, rested, screwed around, slacked (off)

jested, joked, teased

Near Antonyms of toyed

drudged, labored, plodded, plugged (away), slaved, strained, strove (also strived), struggled, sweat (or sweated), toiled, worked (or wrought)

2 to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun

likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating

Synonyms of toyed

coquetted, dallied, flirted, frivoled (or frivolled), messed around, trifled

Words Related to toyed

courted, mashed, wooed

joshed, kidded, put on, razzed, ribbed, teased

fooled, led on, strung along

manipulated, played (with)

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