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LOITERED Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word loitered. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word loitered. (close relations)
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loitering

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ambled
verbv
noun

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb

• walk leisurely

dawdled
verbv
verb

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

idled
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• not in action or at work

noun

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

adjective satellite

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

verb

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

lingered
verbv
verb

• remain present although waning or gradually dying

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

lounged
verbv
noun

• an upholstered seat for more than one person

• a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

verb

• sit or recline comfortably

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

meandered
verbv
noun

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

sauntered
verbv
noun

• a careless leisurely gait

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb

• walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

strolled
verbv
verb

• To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

• To go somewhere with ease.

• To walk the streets as a prostitute.

linger
verbv
verb

• remain present although waning or gradually dying

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

hang around
verbv
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

footle
verb, nounv, n
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

lallygag
verbv
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

loaf
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

• a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape

verb

• be lazy or idle

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

lollygag
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

lounge
nounn
noun

• an upholstered seat for more than one person

• a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

verb

• sit or recline comfortably

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

lurk
verbv
verb

• lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• wait in hiding to attack

• to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc

tarry
verb, adverbv, adv
adjective satellite

• having the characteristics of pitch or tar

verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

mess about
verbv
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

mill about
verbv
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• move about in a confused manner

mill around
verbv
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• move about in a confused manner

Best Hypernyms For LOITERED

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