What is another word for dilly-dally?
500 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ dˈɪlidˈali], [ dˈɪlidˈali], [ d_ˈɪ_l_i_d_ˈa_l_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for dilly-dally:- other relevant words (noun)
- dabble (verb)
- dawdle (verb)
- delay (verb)
- mosey (verb)
- procrastinate (verb)
- stative (verb)
- trifle (verb)
- waver (verb)
- other synonyms
- dabble
- mosey
- other relevant words
- trifle
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Dilly-dally:
n.
•Other relevant words: (noun)v.
•dabble (verb)- flirts with,
- toys with,
- flirting with,
- are amateur,
- art amateur,
- amuses with,
- monkeys around,
- plays games with,
- amuse with,
- am amateur,
- amused with,
- wert amateur,
- fiddling with,
- is amateur,
- worked superficially,
- mucked around,
- played games with,
- works superficially,
- working superficially,
- amused oneself with,
- mucking around,
- toying with,
- flirted with,
- was amateur,
- wast amateur,
- trifled with,
- playing games with,
- being amateur,
- mucks around,
- wrought superficially,
- monkeyed around,
- amuses oneself with,
- amusing oneself with,
- trifling with,
- dilly dally,
- trifles with,
- were amateur,
- fiddles with,
- amusing with.
- sate on butt,
- lazying,
- diddle-daddles,
- gat no place fast,
- sat one butt,
- scrounging around,
- scrounges around,
- sitting around,
- bummed around,
- sitting butt,
- sitting on ones butt,
- sate one's butt,
- sat on one butt,
- diddle-daddling,
- diddledaddles,
- shlepping along,
- sitting on one's butt,
- sate on one butt,
- sate ones butt,
- sits one butt,
- scrounged around,
- sate on one's butt,
- sits butt,
- warm chair,
- gets no place fast,
- sat on ones butt,
- sitting ones butt,
- sate butt,
- diddledaddle,
- diddledaddled,
- sit one butt,
- diddle daddled,
- sat one's butt,
- sat on butt,
- sits one's butt,
- warmed a chair,
- diddledaddling,
- sit on ones butt,
- sit on one butt,
- warms chair,
- warming a chair,
- bumming around,
- shleps along,
- sate on ones butt,
- shlepped along,
- diddle-daddled,
- warming chair,
- sits on ones butt,
- bums around,
- sitting on butt,
- sit one's butt,
- sitting one butt,
- got no place fast,
- sate one butt,
- sitting one's butt,
- sitting on one butt,
- diddle daddles,
- sit ones butt,
- sat around,
- warmed chair,
- getting no place fast,
- sits around,
- sat on one's butt,
- sits on one's butt,
- diddle daddle,
- gotten no place fast,
- lazied,
- sits ones butt,
- sits on one butt,
- sit butt,
- sat ones butt,
- sits on butt,
- sate around,
- sit on butt,
- warms a chair,
- diddle daddling,
- sat butt.
- post pones,
- post-pones,
- pro-longs,
- dis-courages,
- gaining time,
- pro-rogued,
- de-laying,
- pro long,
- bides time,
- pro longs,
- pro longing,
- pro-roguing,
- pro-long,
- re-presses,
- biding time,
- de-tains,
- with holding,
- de laying,
- gains time,
- re strict,
- pro-rogue,
- pro roguing,
- laid over,
- re-pressing,
- re presses,
- re pressing,
- with-holds,
- pro-rogues,
- holds over,
- intermits,
- with-hold,
- de-lays,
- with holds,
- pre vent,
- with held,
- pre-venting,
- pro-tract,
- bided time,
- re press,
- pre-vented,
- de tains,
- pro rogues,
- dis-courage,
- pro-longing,
- bode time,
- post-pone,
- inter-feres,
- de tain,
- pro rogued,
- pro-longed,
- pre venting,
- pro tract,
- gained time,
- de lay,
- pro-tracts,
- re-strict,
- pre-vent,
- inter fere,
- inter-fere,
- de-lay,
- with-held,
- dis courages,
- inter feres,
- de-tain,
- with hold,
- dis courage,
- post pone,
- de lays,
- pro rogue,
- laying over,
- pre vents,
- re pressed,
- pre-vents,
- pro tracts,
- lays over.
- taking easy,
- takes a stroll,
- took a stroll,
- walks slowly,
- take easy,
- took it easy,
- took easy,
- moves slowly,
- takes stroll,
- moved slowly,
- take stroll,
- taking stroll,
- took stroll,
- strolling along,
- strolled along,
- walked slowly,
- strolls along,
- walking slowly,
- taking a stroll,
- takes easy.
- futzing around,
- playing with,
- art insincere,
- plays with,
- winking at,
- were insincere,
- monkeying with,
- indulges in,
- being insincere,
- monkeys with,
- mis-used,
- fribbles,
- fribbled,
- amuses oneself,
- mis-using,
- messing with,
- monkeyed with,
- was insincere,
- messes with,
- mis used,
- wert insincere,
- amusing oneself,
- indulging in,
- futzes around,
- amused oneself,
- wast insincere,
- fools with,
- lollygagged,
- uses up,
- fooled with,
- winks at,
- futzed around,
- are insincere,
- messed with,
- indulged in,
- mis using,
- is insincere,
- fooling with.
- is unable decide,
- de liberate,
- wast unable to decide,
- ran hot and cold,
- was irresolute,
- hem haw,
- de liberating,
- de-liberate,
- wast unable decide,
- pussyfooting around,
- am irresolute,
- runs hot cold,
- running hot cold,
- being unable to decide,
- wast irresolute,
- yoyoing,
- blow hot cold,
- pussyfooted around,
- de-liberated,
- yo yoing,
- art unable to decide,
- were unable to decide,
- being irresolute,
- de liberates,
- was unable to decide,
- yo-yoed,
- art unable decide,
- are irresolute,
- ran hot cold,
- runs hot and cold,
- were irresolute,
- yo-yoing,
- am unable to decide,
- were unable decide,
- yo yoed,
- being unable decide,
- whiffles,
- yoyoed,
- pussyfoots around,
- is irresolute,
- run hot cold,
- yo yos,
- de-liberates,
- de-liberating,
- wert unable to decide,
- yoyos,
- yo yo,
- are unable to decide,
- wert unable decide,
- is unable to decide,
- am unable decide,
- was unable decide,
- wert irresolute,
- art irresolute,
- be unable decide,
- de liberated,
- are unable decide.
Other synonyms:
•dabble- idles,
- Idled,
- play games with,
- work superficially,
- muck around,
- idling,
- fiddle with,
- not be serious,
- trifle with,
- toyed with,
- flirt with,
- monkey around,
- toy with,
- amuse oneself with,
- fiddled with,
- be amateur,
- monkeying around.
- moving slowly,
- stroll along,
- taking it easy,
- take a stroll,
- take it easy,
- move slowly,
- takes it easy,
- walk slowly.
- filibustered,
- pussyfoot around,
- withholds,
- gain time,
- dabble,
- Filibustering,
- be unable to decide,
- sit around,
- lay over,
- prorogue,
- YOYO,
- keeps back,
- Prolonging,
- remands,
- dawdle,
- warm a chair,
- dithered,
- Prorogued,
- Whiffling,
- encumber,
- Remanding,
- intermit,
- encumbered,
- trifle,
- hang out,
- withhold,
- held over,
- dithering,
- Strolled,
- yo-yo,
- delay,
- prorogues,
- diddle-daddle,
- Intermitting,
- protract,
- bum around,
- get no place fast,
- Sauntered,
- running hot and cold,
- put off,
- be irresolute,
- shlep along,
- Remanded,
- bide time,
- Shelving,
- remand,
- yo-yos,
- lazies,
- Whiffled,
- Proroguing,
- run hot and cold,
- keeping back,
- Whiffle,
- sit on one's butt,
- keep back,
- goof off,
- goofing off,
- hold over,
- Loitered,
- mosey,
- scrounge around,
- kept back,
- waver,
- slackens,
- Intermitted.
- Pottered,
- using up,
- Trifled,
- monkey with,
- trifling,
- led on,
- potters,
- mess with,
- lollygags,
- lollygag,
- lead on,
- play with,
- lollygagging,
- Wantoned,
- Fribble,
- Fribbling,
- amuse oneself,
- be insincere,
- used up,
- leads on,
- wink at,
- played with,
- use up,
- Wantoning,
- Pottering,
- indulge in,
- fool with.
- time,
- hang back,
- teeter-totter,
- potter,
- hold back,
- swither,
- demur,
- balk,
- think twice,
- take one's time,
- falter,
- lounge,
- straggle,
- See-saw,
- Shilly-shally,
- dither,
- alternate,
- jib,
- scruple,
- Haver,
- pause,
- toy,
- flirt,
- play for time,
- be obstructive,
- laze,
- boggle at,
- equivocate,
- Draggle,
- meander,
- lallygag,
- conk,
- lie about,
- hem and haw,
- hedge,
- fluctuate,
- hum and haw,
- waste time,
- give the run-around,
- wait,
- tergiversate,
- temporize,
- take time,
- idle,
- play,
- prevaricate,
- shrink from,
- stonewall.
Paraphrases for Dilly-dally:
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Independent
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Delaying, Prevaricating.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Antonyms for Dilly-dally:
Hypernym for Dilly-dally:
v.
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stative
procrastinate.
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stative
Hyponym for Dilly-dally:
v.
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stative
delay.
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stative