Synonyms of veg out

veg out

verb

ˈvej- 

as in to kill time

to spend time doing nothing

after an exhausting week at work, I just want to spend the weekend vegging out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kill time
• kick back
• hack (around)
• goof (off)
• hang about
• lazy
• hang (around or out)
• bum
• lounge
• footle
• idle
• rest
• loaf
• relax
• play
• chill
• kick around
• drone
• stroll
• laze
• poke
• dillydally
• dawdle
• twiddle one's thumbs
• estivate
• potter (around)
• fiddle (around)
• loll
• muck
• putter (around)
• mess
• linger
• dally
• monkey
• trifle
• fool
• piddle
• hibernate
• lag
• doze
• loiter
• saunter
• swan
• amble
• mosey
• tarry
• malinger
• truant
• goldbrick
• furlough

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slave
• work
• labor
• plow
• plug
• toil
• grind
• buckle (down)
• sweat
• hustle
• apply
• plod
• put out
• grub
• peg
• hump
• travail
• exert
• drudge
• moil

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of veg out

Just take care of your[self], and veg out. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026

This set is damn near professional-wear, with a blazer-style top and contrast piping for those who like to veg out with dignity. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025

And while humans tend to veg out on the couch, canines typically only watch for short periods. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

But my favorite way to spend a day off is to just veg out and watch the boob tube. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 June 2021

Earlier in the episode, Kyle and Nellie bond over video games, and decide to skip prom to veg out on the couch together. — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2020

Making the choice to be social is especially difficult at the end of an exhausting day when your impulse may be to veg out on the couch. — Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018