GALIVANTING Antonyms
galivant
Best Opposite Words For GALIVANTING
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dawdling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working | ||||||||
idling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • having no employment | ||||||||
lingering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of tarrying | ||||||||
loafing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • having no employment | ||||||||
reclining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position | ||||||||
lazing | verbv | |||||||
verb • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
lounging | 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 | ||||||||
resting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
staying | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • continuing or remaining in a place or state • the state of inactivity following an interruption • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar verb • stay the same; remain in a certain state • stay put (in a certain place) • dwell • continue in a place, position, or situation • remain behind • stop or halt • stay behind • hang on during a trial of endurance • stop a judicial process • fasten with stays • overcome or allay |