What is another word for dawdling?
844 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɔːdlɪŋ], [ dˈɔːdlɪŋ], [ d_ˈɔː_d_l_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for dawdling:
- hesitant (adjective)
- late (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- slow (adjective)
- slow-footed (adjective)
- slow-going (adjective)
- slow-paced (adjective)
- tardy (adjective)
- trailing (adjective)
- dalliance (noun)
- dawdling (noun)
- delay (noun)
- hesitation (noun)
- idleness (noun)
- inaction (noun)
- indecisiveness (noun)
- inoperativeness (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- procrastinating (verb)
- slowing (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Dawdling:
adj.
• hesitant (adjective)- de-laying,
- Half-hearted,
- un sure,
- most dawdling,
- un willing,
- dis inclined,
- doubting,
- un-sure,
- un eager,
- un-eager,
- in-decisive,
- dis-inclined,
- de laying,
- un-willing,
- most uneager,
- un predictable,
- half hearted,
- more dawdling,
- in decisive,
- most faltering,
- more faltering,
- more uneager,
- un-predictable.
- slow,
- hesitant,
- behindhand,
- unpunctual,
- lacking confidence,
- vacillant,
- slowgoing,
- not arrived,
- falling behind,
- strapped for time,
- in a bind,
- uneager,
- trailing.
- dragging,
- phlegmatic,
- lethargic,
- retarded,
- crawling,
- Delaying,
- leisurely,
- slowest,
- tortoiselike,
- sluggish,
- creeping,
- Loitering,
- Trudging,
- slowpoke,
- plodding,
- lingering.
n.
• dalliance (noun) • dawdling (noun) • delay (noun)- dawdlings,
- dis continuations,
- pro rogation,
- re missions,
- pro rogations,
- putting offs,
- de lays,
- cooling-off periods,
- tarryings,
- sur cease,
- re mission,
- prorogations,
- lingerings,
- coolingoff periods,
- showstoppers,
- re-missions,
- de lay,
- sur ceases,
- pro-rogation,
- dis-continuation,
- cooling off periods,
- pro-rogations,
- de-lay,
- dis-continuations,
- hold ups,
- sur-ceases,
- cooling off period,
- sur-cease,
- dis continuation,
- tieup,
- coolingoff period,
- retardments,
- demurrals,
- de-lays,
- loiterings,
- cunctations,
- re-mission.
- delayings,
- un-willingness,
- in-decisions,
- in decision,
- in disposition,
- hemming hawing,
- mis-trust,
- un-willingnesses,
- in-decision,
- hemming hawings,
- in-disposition,
- in-dispositions,
- mis-giving,
- in decisions,
- in dispositions,
- mis giving,
- un willingnesses,
- hemming and hawings,
- un willingness,
- falterings,
- mis trust,
- mis trusts.
- goofoff time,
- potterings,
- loafings,
- time-wastings,
- vegetatings,
- time one hand,
- un-employment,
- timewastings,
- dronings,
- unemployments,
- time burn,
- time hands,
- timewasting,
- un employments,
- goof off times,
- time wastings,
- time hand,
- time on ones hand,
- time ones hands,
- time on hand,
- time on one hands,
- time ones hand,
- joblessnesses,
- un employment,
- dillydallyings,
- time on one's hand,
- goof off time,
- dilly dallyings,
- time on ones hands,
- own sweet times,
- time kill,
- triflings,
- time one's hands,
- un-employments,
- lazings,
- time wasting,
- dilly-dallyings,
- time on one hand,
- time on hands,
- otiosities,
- time one hands,
- time one's hand,
- goofoff times,
- goof-off times.
- indecisiveness,
- hold-up,
- stumblings,
- unemployment,
- cunctation,
- delay,
- time to kill,
- hesitation,
- idleness,
- fumbling,
- irresoluteness,
- surcease,
- stumbling,
- retardation,
- timidness,
- hangup,
- to-and-fro,
- hibernation,
- joblessness,
- logjams,
- time on one's hands,
- leisure,
- demurral,
- waverings,
- showstopper,
- Hibernations,
- prorogation,
- procrastination,
- fumblings,
- goof-off time,
- hemming and hawing,
- logjam,
- time to burn,
- Pottering,
- time-wasting,
- own sweet time,
- Retardment,
- irresolution,
- tentativeness,
- Otiosity,
- shillyshally,
- scruple,
- procrastinations,
- hold-ups,
- cooling-off period.
v.
• procrastinating (verb) • slowing (verb)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words:- detain,
- stick around,
- imprison,
- retire,
- intermit,
- bent,
- drag on,
- prickteaser,
- fall back,
- half-wit,
- dissipate,
- lumbering,
- metrical,
- changeling,
- cling,
- falling off,
- revamp,
- monkey,
- performing,
- subnormality,
- wilt,
- intentional,
- take flight,
- hold over,
- give in,
- butterfly,
- softened,
- lilliputian,
- dozy,
- cadger,
- precariousness,
- frig around,
- inertia,
- clink,
- nomadic,
- quiver,
- reticent,
- mensurable,
- ride out,
- easygoing,
- benumb,
- muffled,
- morass,
- jail,
- set back,
- unthinking,
- drowsing,
- clumsy,
- hang up,
- pull,
- moocher,
- abide,
- dredge,
- lounge around,
- creep,
- doubtfulness,
- debar,
- tree sloth,
- falloff,
- erratic,
- except,
- sponge,
- demurrer,
- bungling,
- stick,
- fritter,
- bow,
- mental retardation,
- drag one's feet,
- mensural,
- lobworm,
- impeding,
- planetary,
- thrust,
- slothfulness,
- interim,
- haul,
- retarding force,
- picayune,
- developmentally challenged,
- debate,
- drag in,
- inaction,
- fly sheet,
- back and forth,
- niggling,
- languorous,
- wait,
- armed robbery,
- put over,
- waste one's time,
- decelerate,
- choke up,
- imbecile,
- trailer,
- work-shy,
- freeze,
- boring,
- frame,
- well-to-do,
- fly ball,
- tarry,
- self-effacing,
- break,
- bum,
- stutter,
- chat up,
- follow,
- laxity,
- mill around,
- flabbergast,
- drag one's heels,
- trivial,
- scrounger,
- monkey around,
- poke,
- drop behind,
- questioning,
- stall,
- recession,
- deadening,
- fall behind,
- potter,
- haul up,
- stumble,
- muck around,
- hibernating,
- lugworm,
- lento,
- mess around,
- intermission,
- playacting,
- put away,
- give ear,
- tone down,
- halt,
- inert,
- roving,
- relapse,
- sulky,
- lapse,
- loaf,
- doubt,
- waffle,
- followers,
- philander,
- show-stopper,
- slowness,
- well-heeled,
- play,
- rainfly,
- heavy,
- idiot,
- chase,
- slack up,
- fuck off,
- drone,
- prosperous,
- swing,
- slack off,
- dawdler,
- peregrine,
- knack,
- at leisure,
- block,
- slothful,
- trail,
- thrusting,
- tease,
- sluttish,
- negligible,
- accede,
- remit,
- plodder,
- slug,
- loll around,
- mute,
- sceptical,
- hold,
- pursuit,
- extend,
- mentally retarded,
- mill about,
- prolong,
- skeptical,
- stuff,
- quagmire,
- retardent,
- acedia,
- jab,
- sag,
- moot,
- slackness,
- wavering,
- interruption,
- bowl over,
- pall,
- straighten up,
- pay heed,
- pilot,
- table,
- backward and forward,
- metric,
- pull up,
- coquet,
- turn over,
- footle,
- brood,
- vanish,
- one-horse,
- dilly-dally,
- cart,
- late,
- aviate,
- wearisome,
- fly front,
- incarcerate,
- flow,
- slowcoach,
- put behind bars,
- uncertainness,
- qualm,
- consider,
- tardily,
- dumb,
- rest,
- sweep,
- oscitant,
- submit,
- easily,
- stammer,
- backsliding,
- stop,
- bide,
- lallygag,
- blunt,
- drop-off,
- mire,
- disinclination,
- mess about,
- lurk,
- flicker,
- jabbing,
- dubiety,
- dense,
- petty,
- postponement,
- unassuming,
- prorogue,
- tinker,
- dormant,
- stick-in-the-mud,
- quaver,
- timidity,
- cadge,
- faltering,
- meandering,
- fool away,
- indisposition,
- hold up,
- romance,
- slump,
- soldiering,
- deceleration,
- frivol away,
- scuff,
- regardless,
- slacking,
- dim,
- break up,
- reversion,
- muted,
- get behind,
- loose,
- damp,
- faineant,
- outride,
- heist,
- otiose,
- misgiving,
- well-situated,
- tent-fly,
- time lag,
- slammer,
- plod,
- donkeywork,
- set aside,
- next,
- flee,
- string up,
- recess,
- laxness,
- piffling,
- withdraw,
- slake,
- abate,
- reverting,
- timorousness,
- incertitude,
- compose,
- slow down,
- incompetent,
- attend,
- toy,
- cessation,
- phlegmatical,
- flutter,
- lounge,
- ready and waiting,
- slowdown,
- grind,
- goldbricking,
- fiddling,
- mobile,
- knowing,
- vagabondage,
- dubiousness,
- draw,
- fadeout,
- die away,
- uncaring,
- indolent,
- tiresome,
- past,
- vamp up,
- bumble,
- dawdling,
- check,
- soft,
- stay on,
- thudding,
- abide by,
- advert,
- leisure time,
- stave,
- acting,
- drop back,
- dampen,
- dally,
- unenergetic,
- hale,
- rambling,
- slow up,
- cretin,
- hang back,
- draw out,
- swinging,
- obstructive,
- tent flap,
- crawl,
- last out,
- tug,
- persist,
- stopper,
- sweep up,
- gentle,
- levitate,
- tangle,
- ho-hum,
- hesitancy,
- remand,
- jug,
- arrest,
- preceding,
- moron,
- stoppage,
- retardant,
- backwardness,
- laziness,
- little,
- weighted,
- undermentioned,
- in arrears,
- vibrate,
- mash,
- tracking,
- well-fixed,
- wanton,
- loiter,
- winding,
- reluctance,
- appease,
- shoot,
- paltry,
- careful,
- fall,
- immure,
- stickup,
- numb,
- fool,
- vaporize,
- fell,
- suspension,
- jailhouse,
- gaol,
- meantime,
- promiscuous,
- light,
- continue,
- bulk large,
- bum about,
- weave,
- wing,
- quell,
- faineance,
- hitch,
- stay put,
- oscillate,
- yawning,
- let up,
- obtuse,
- piddling,
- inactiveness,
- lugsail,
- loom,
- swag,
- shelve,
- flag,
- muffle,
- dreamy,
- calculated,
- drudgery,
- custody,
- meanwhile,
- tote,
- vamper,
- belated,
- tedious,
- lollygag,
- behind,
- comfortable,
- puff,
- flitter,
- soggy,
- put off,
- grub,
- embroil,
- relax,
- well-off,
- slacken,
- remain,
- slack water,
- putter,
- lagger.
- falter,
- gradual,
- hang out,
- fluctuate,
- dillydally,
- be lost,
- adjourn,
- lackadaisical,
- hang about,
- holdup,
- slowly,
- stay,
- Skiving,
- indolently,
- remissness,
- goofing off,
- slow-paced,
- dawdle,
- lug,
- lounging,
- droop,
- mooch,
- fly,
- suspend,
- loafing,
- skulking,
- Hovering,
- drag,
- languidly,
- vacillate,
- loll,
- Deferring,
- toying,
- thoughtless,
- lazily,
- Romancing,
- Coquetting,
- fritter away,
- Remanding,
- bum around,
- footling,
- Mashing,
- deliberate,
- Lazing,
- Indiligence,
- ponderous,
- easy,
- lag behind,
- retiring,
- hover,
- Resorting,
- comply,
- muck about,
- jailing,
- to and fro,
- sloth,
- indolence,
- diddling,
- minx,
- idling,
- Incarcerating,
- lounge about,
- receding,
- unhurried,
- lazy,
- careless,
- drag along,
- Strolling,
- hang,
- slouching,
- regressing,
- postpone,
- detention,
- vamp,
- waver,
- uncertainty,
- retreating,
- demur,
- Procrastinatory,
- tarriance,
- Tarrying,
- lapsing,
- boggle,
- drowsy,
- Ambling,
- drag out,
- Imprisoning,
- Vacillatory,
- dawdles,
- lax,
- defer,
- torpid,
- indecision,
- playing,
- linger,
- wandering,
- draw up,
- lollygagging,
- butterflying,
- shilly-shallying,
- Sauntering,
- pause,
- idly,
- shirking,
- lagging,
- sluggishly,
- measured,
- retard,
- philandering,
- waiting,
- relapsing,
- jerkwater,
- slow-going,
- slow-moving,
- leaden,
- flirt,
- dilatoriness,
- lag,
- ergophobia,
- hesitate,
- dillydallying,
- lolling,
- Immuring,
- drawling,
- following,
- procrastinate,
- traipsing,
- be about,
- relaxed,
- Snail-like,
- hang around,
- Recurring,
- Dolce Far Niente,
- gaoling,
- protract,
- malingering,
- flirtation,
- coquetry,
- Dawdled,
- snaillike,
- coquette,
- sluggard,
- recidivating,
- vacillation,
- slow-footed,
- flirting,
- dull.
How to use "Dawdling" in context?
One of the worst habits that people can have is dawdling. Dawdling is when someone takes too long to do something. It can take a long time to get something done, especially if it's something that someone isn't particularly interested in. Someone who dawdles is usually not doing it on purpose; they are just taking a lot longer than they need to. This can frustrate their allies and their opponents, as well as make them seem uninterested in the task at hand. If someone is dawdling, it is usually best to tell them to hurry up so that the task can be completed.
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