screw around
The phrase “screw around” has 3 syllables: screw a-round
It's pronounced as /skruː əˈraʊnd/
What is synonym and antonym for screw around?
In the thesaurus, “screw around” has 13 synonyms and 15 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for screw around along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for screw around
Antonyms for screw around
- act responsibly
- apply oneself
- be devoted
- be faithful
- be productive
- be serious
- behave
- commit
- concentrate
- focus
- follow rules
- remain true
- stay disciplined
- stay loyal
- work
Meanings of screw around
- verb
- To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.
- To waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.
Example Sentences
- Stop screw around and finish your homework before dinner.
- The manager warned the employees not to screw around during work hours.
- They got in trouble for screw around instead of focusing on the project.
- You can’t just screw around and expect good results on the exam.
- He tends to screw around when he doesn’t take things seriously.
On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to screw around, such as: act responsibly, apply oneself, be devoted, be faithful, be productive, be serious, behave.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dabble
- amuse
- amuse oneself with
- be amateur
- cavort
- dally
- dawdle
- delight
- dilly-dally
- disport
- divert
- entertain
- fiddle with
- flirt with
- frisk
- frolic
- gambol
- goldbrick
- hang
- hang about
- horse around
- idle
- jest
- joke
- kid around
- loaf
- mess around
- monkey
- monkey around
- muck around
- not be serious
- play
- play around
- play games with
- please
- recreate
- relax
- rest
- rollick
- romp
- screw around
- skylark
- sport
- tease
- toy
- toy with
- trifle
- trifle with
- work superficially
dally
- aestivate
- amble
- amuse
- boondoggle
- bum
- cavort
- chill
- coquet
- coquette
- court
- crawl
- creep
- dabble
- dawdle
- decelerate
- delay
- delight
- diddle
- dillydally
- disport
- divert
- doze
- drag
- drone
- drop behind
- ease
- entertain
- estivate
- fall behind
- filibuster
- flirt
- fool
- fool around
- fool with
- footle
- frisk
- fritter away
- frivol
- frolic
- furlough
- gambol
- goldbrick
- hang
- hang about
- hang fire
- hibernate
- horse around
- idle
- inch
- jerk off
- jest
- joke
- josh
- kick around
- kick back
- kid
- kill time
- lag
- lallygag
- laze
- lazy
- lead on
- linger
- loaf
- loiter
- loll
- lollygag
- lounge
- lumber
- malinger
- manipulate
- mark time
- mash
- mess
- mess around
- monkey
- mope
- mosey
- muck
- piddle
- play
- play around
- play games with
- please
- plod
- poke
- procrastinate
- put off
- put on
- putter
- razz
- recreate
- relax
- rest
- rib
- rollick
- romp
- saunter
- screw around
- shilly-shally
- shuffle
- skylark
- sport
- stagger
- stall
- string along
- stroll
- swan
- tarry
- tease
- temporize
- toy
- trail
- trifle
- trifle with
- truant
- vamp
- veg out
- waste time
- while away
- woo