What is another word for dillydally?
513 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪlɪdə͡li], [ dˈɪlɪdəli], [ d_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_d_əl_i]
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Synonyms for Dillydally:
n.
• dawdle (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)- poke,
- flag,
- fritter,
- trail,
- hang around,
- procrastinate,
- bide,
- halt,
- stay up,
- doodle,
- stay,
- hold on,
- abide,
- stall,
- diddle,
- bide the issue,
- await,
- tarry,
- dilly-dally,
- sit tight,
- mark time,
- Shilly-shally,
- falter,
- dawdle,
- drag,
- trifle,
- delay,
- wait a minute,
- hold everything,
- drag one's heels,
- dally,
- Dilly,
- hang about,
- wait and see,
- wait,
- sit up,
- loiter,
- hold your horses.
v.
• dawdle (verb) • hesitate (verb)- sit fence,
- is unwilling,
- art unwilling,
- art reluctant,
- wast irresolute,
- de bated,
- sat on fence,
- wert irresolute,
- thought twice,
- was irresolute,
- sate fence,
- were reluctant,
- de bates,
- was reluctant,
- are unwilling,
- de lay,
- de laying,
- wast reluctant,
- sitting fence,
- wast unwilling,
- sits fence,
- were unwilling,
- being unwilling,
- shied away,
- are reluctant,
- thinks twice,
- de-lays,
- were irresolute,
- was unwilling,
- are irresolute,
- sitting on fence,
- de-bated,
- art irresolute,
- am reluctant,
- shying away,
- de-bates,
- shies away,
- de-laying,
- de-bate,
- is reluctant,
- holds off,
- being irresolute,
- am unwilling,
- am irresolute,
- sits on fence,
- is irresolute,
- de-bating,
- wert unwilling,
- blow hot cold,
- de-lay,
- de bate,
- being reluctant,
- wert reluctant,
- sate on fence,
- hem haw,
- de lays,
- sat fence,
- de bating.
- drags one feet,
- was behind,
- dragging one's feet,
- drags ones feet,
- dragged ones feet,
- de creasing,
- dragging feet,
- wast behind,
- slowing up,
- inching along,
- de creases,
- de-creasing,
- getting no place fast,
- slows up,
- dragging ones feet,
- dragged feet,
- dragging one feet,
- art behind,
- is behind,
- got no place fast,
- drags one's feet,
- am behind,
- wert behind,
- de-creases,
- de-crease,
- were behind,
- gets no place fast,
- de-creased,
- inched along,
- gat no place fast,
- lost strength,
- de crease,
- dragged one's feet,
- drags feet,
- are behind,
- drag one feet,
- losing strength,
- de creased,
- dragged one feet,
- inches along,
- drag ones feet,
- gotten no place fast,
- loses strength.
- take one time,
- art tardy,
- sate around,
- taking time,
- take ones time,
- were tardy,
- wert dilatory,
- was long,
- sticked around,
- taking ones time,
- are long,
- sits around,
- being dilatory,
- is tardy,
- art dilatory,
- were dilatory,
- sticking around,
- waits around,
- re mained,
- art long,
- is long,
- are dilatory,
- stuck around,
- waiting around,
- took one time,
- took time,
- am dilatory,
- waited around,
- re-mains,
- being tardy,
- re mains,
- wast tardy,
- takes time,
- re main,
- re maining,
- sat around,
- took one's time,
- takes one time,
- am tardy,
- are tardy,
- was dilatory,
- takes ones time,
- taking one time,
- wert long,
- sticks around,
- wert tardy,
- wast long,
- takes one's time,
- sitting around,
- am long,
- is dilatory,
- took ones time,
- was tardy,
- being long,
- wast dilatory,
- re-main,
- were long.
- taking easy,
- stood around,
- whiles away hours,
- am unoccupied,
- were slothful,
- stands around,
- were indolent,
- wast inactive,
- wert inactive,
- slows down,
- were inactive,
- wert unoccupied,
- wert indolent,
- lounged around,
- slowing down,
- is slothful,
- am slothful,
- not lift a fingers,
- re lax,
- whiled away hours,
- is unoccupied,
- wast indolent,
- lounges around,
- re-lax,
- took easy,
- are slothful,
- being indolent,
- not lift a fingering,
- are indolent,
- is inactive,
- whiling away hours,
- were unoccupied,
- was slothful,
- bums around,
- not lift fingers,
- art slothful,
- art indolent,
- is indolent,
- wert slothful,
- bumming around,
- art unoccupied,
- passing time,
- art inactive,
- are unoccupied,
- was unoccupied,
- wast unoccupied,
- not lift a fingered,
- was inactive,
- wast slothful,
- are inactive,
- not lift fingering,
- standing around,
- takes easy,
- take easy,
- was indolent,
- passed time,
- took it easy,
- bummed around,
- being slothful,
- not lift fingered,
- not lift finger,
- lounging around,
- passes time.
- pro-rogues,
- pro rogue,
- holds over,
- post pone,
- laid over,
- post-pones,
- pro-rogue,
- re schedules,
- re scheduled,
- putting back,
- pro-roguing,
- pro roguing,
- re-scheduling,
- re scheduling,
- lays over,
- re schedule,
- re-scheduled,
- re-schedules,
- puts back,
- post pones,
- pro-rogued,
- holding over,
- re-schedule,
- pro rogued,
- pro rogues,
- laying over.
- fiddles about,
- takes sweet time,
- losing time,
- takes ones own sweet time,
- takes own sweet time,
- passing the time,
- fiddling about,
- taking own sweet time,
- take ones sweet time,
- takes one own sweet time,
- burnt daylight,
- lost time,
- takes one's own sweet time,
- took one's own sweet time,
- taking one sweet time,
- taking ones sweet time,
- take sweet time,
- lollygagged,
- took one own sweet time,
- took ones own sweet time,
- fiddled about,
- takes ones sweet time,
- takes one's sweet time,
- takes one sweet time,
- took sweet time,
- passed the time,
- took ones sweet time,
- taking sweet time,
- taking one's sweet time,
- shilly shally,
- whiled away time,
- taking ones own sweet time,
- burned daylight,
- whiled away the time,
- took one sweet time,
- took own sweet time,
- burns daylight,
- burning daylight,
- taking one own sweet time,
- whiling away time,
- loses time,
- taking one's own sweet time,
- take own sweet time,
- take ones own sweet time,
- whiles away the time,
- frittered away time,
- frittering away time,
- fritters away time,
- whiling away the time,
- take one's sweet time,
- passes the time,
- took one's sweet time,
- take one sweet time,
- whiles away time,
- take one own sweet time.
Other synonyms:
• hesitate- thinking about,
- think twice,
- pulling back,
- scruple,
- pussyfoot,
- hold off,
- be unwilling,
- Hesitated,
- be reluctant,
- pull back,
- pulled back,
- be irresolute,
- thinking twice,
- dithering,
- Floundered,
- thought about,
- shy away,
- think about,
- stutter,
- thinks about,
- pulls back,
- dithered,
- Stammered,
- sit on fence.
- slow up,
- linger,
- wait around,
- Vegetated,
- prorogue,
- Piddled,
- be inactive,
- take time,
- prorogues,
- being behind,
- be slothful,
- fritter away time,
- lose time,
- while away the time,
- be long,
- be behind,
- lag,
- be indolent,
- Idled,
- Limped,
- jellied,
- lollygags,
- inch along,
- while away time,
- while away hours,
- drag feet,
- lay over,
- pass the time,
- rescheduled,
- Bummed,
- fiddle about,
- waste time,
- reschedules,
- slowed down,
- be dilatory,
- idles,
- Inched,
- sit around,
- Proroguing,
- Loitered,
- taking one's time,
- twiddle thumbs,
- shillyshally,
- take it easy,
- loaf,
- laze,
- stand around,
- be tardy,
- piddles,
- drag one's feet,
- Jellying,
- Trifled,
- piddle,
- stick around,
- Inching,
- takes it easy,
- lollygagging,
- being inactive,
- hesitate,
- lounge around,
- slow down,
- tooling,
- goofing off,
- reschedule,
- burn daylight,
- put back,
- lose strength,
- take one's time,
- being unoccupied,
- hang out,
- Sauntered,
- put off,
- slowed up,
- taking it easy,
- bum around,
- held over,
- get no place fast,
- take one's own sweet time,
- Shelving,
- tooled,
- not lift a finger,
- pass time,
- Bumming,
- goof off,
- hold over,
- rescheduling,
- Strolled,
- idling,
- lollygag,
- Prorogued,
- knock around,
- be unoccupied.
- lounge,
- will and will not,
- hem and haw,
- mope,
- lagging,
- teeter-totter,
- hang,
- dawdling,
- inactivity,
- demur,
- goof,
- debate,
- hack,
- creep,
- compromise,
- dally with,
- bum,
- toss and turn,
- back and fill,
- hover,
- postpone,
- fiddle-faddle,
- chill,
- teeter,
- hum and haw,
- boggle,
- suspend,
- Tarrying,
- lallygag,
- mull,
- think twice about,
- remain,
- totter,
- Dallying,
- seesaw,
- Loitering,
- dander,
- amble,
- drone,
- pause,
- loll,
- prolong,
- protract,
- dillydallying,
- balance,
- hang in suspense,
- be afraid,
- lingering,
- lazy,
- go halfway,
- conk,
- crawl,
- footle,
- adjourn.
How to use "Dillydally" in context?
Dillydallying has come to be known as a word often associated with laziness, but is it really that bad? After all, if we are being honest with ourselves, we may admit that some idle time is necessary for our overall well-being. Dillydallying may simply be a way for some of us to refuel and relax after a busy day. Dillydallying can also be an enjoyable way to spend time when we have the opportunity. In fact, time spent dillydallying may even be beneficial for our mental health.
Many of us may become bored or restless after a long day of work or school.
Homophones for Dillydally:
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