What are some opposite words for fool around?
Antonyms for fool aroundfool around
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term fool around.
Princeton's WordNet
horse around, arse around, fool around, foolverb
indulge in horseplay
"Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
Synonyms:
loaf, arse around, shoot, dissipate, gull, frig around, frivol away, put one over, dupe, lounge around, arse about, waste one's time, fool, loll around, put on, play around, bum, lounge about, put one across, fool away, befool, fritter away, slang, loll, bum around, bum about, horse around, fritter, take in, codplay around, fool aroundverb
commit adultery
"he plays around a lot"
Synonyms:
arse around, play around, fool, horse around, dabble, smatter
How to use fool around in a sentence?
I think life is serious enough and every once in a while it feels good to fool around a bit and just let off the steam.
We're after and will capture the very last of the attackers, you all know that I don't fool around. When I go after criminals, I get them, and I will capture all of these criminals who are getting their orders from the right-wingers.
There are no other board members that I know of of, this is his message to say, ‘ You know what, don’t fool around with me cause I own this building. ’ And I don’t mean financially, he owns with the terror that he’s inflicting upon people.
We're after and will capture the very last of the attackers, you all know that I don't fool around. When I go after criminals, I get them and I will capture all of these criminals who are getting their orders from the right-wingers.
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