monkey (around)
verb
1
as in to horse around
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior stop monkeying around in the house or you'll break something Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- horse around
- clown (around)
- fool around
- cut up
- show off
- hotdog
- revel
- act up
- showboat
- skylark
- roar
- carry on
- lark
- misbehave
- caper
- gambol
- romp
- frisk
- cavort
- frolic
- roughhouse
- carouse
- maffick
- wassail
- rollick
- disport
2
as in to fool around
to spend time in aimless activity would rather just monkey around instead of doing work Synonyms & Similar Words
- fool around
- play
- goof (around)
- fribble
- potter (around)
- putter (around)
- mess around
- hang about
- fiddle (around)
- doodle
- trifle
- horse around
- kick around
- clown (around)
- lounge
- idle
- loaf
- dillydally
- tinker
- dawdle
- hang (around or out)
- loll
- dally
- diddle (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- buckle (down)
- settle (down)
- set (to)
- knuckle down
- compensated dollar
- compensated for
- compensates
- compensates (for)
- compensates for
- compensating
- compensating (for)
- compensating balance
- compensating condenser
- compensating errors
- compensating for
- compensating gear
- compensating magnet
- compensating winding
- compensation
- compensation balance
- compensation guard
- compensation insurance
- compensation neurosis
- compensation pendulum
- compensation point
- compensational
- compensations
- compensative
- compensator