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SCUDDLED Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word scuddled. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SCUDDLED

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delayed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not as far along as normal in development

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.

dragged
verbv
noun

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

verb

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

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

loitered
verbv
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

paused
verbv
noun

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

verb

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

stalled
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

• small area set off by walls for special use

• a booth where articles are displayed for sale

• a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

• seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

• small individual study area in a library

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• come to a stop

• deliberately delay an event or action

• put into, or keep in, a stall

• experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

• cause an airplane to go into a stall

• cause an engine to stop

straggled
verbv
noun

• a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)

verb

• wander from a direct or straight course

• go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

Alternatives for DELAYED

Alternatives for AMBLED

Alternatives for DAWDLED

Alternatives for DRAGGED

Alternatives for IDLED

Alternatives for LINGERED

Alternatives for LOITERED

Alternatives for PAUSED

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