goofing off

ADJECTIVE

absent-minded

Synonyms

WEAK

absent absorbed abstracted airheaded bemused careless distracted distrait dreaming dreamy engrossed faraway forgetful head in the clouds heedless inattentive inconscient lost mooning moony oblivious out to lunch pipe dreaming preoccupied remote removed scatterbrained space cadet spacey unaware of events unconscious unheeding unmindful unobservant unthinking withdrawn woolgathering

Antonyms

WEAK

alert attentive aware

ADJECTIVE

heedless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inattentive reckless

WEAK

asleep at the switch daydreaming disregardful fast and loose feckless foolhardy impetuous imprudent inadvertent incautious inconsiderate irreflective neglectful negligent oblivious out to lunch precipitate rash slapdash sloppy thoughtless uncaring unmindful unobservant unthinking unwary

Antonyms

WEAK

attentive careful caring cautious concerned heedful observant thoughtful

Example Sentences

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Geisel lasted less than a year in Oxford, but Jones says "once he's hooked up with Helen" he spent his time "travelling, goofing off and kind of really doing anything but his studies".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Eileen Shiffrin, Mikaela’s mother and original skiing Obi-Wan, says she knows it’s going to be a good day when her daughter is goofing off and chatty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

That doesn’t mean he was pumped to drive to Canada at 8 a.m. on a Saturday for any reason that didn’t involve goofing off in Vancouver.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2023

“Christian’s a coach that really just pushes us and makes make sure we’re not goofing off and keeps us really in the right mindset.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

There was no goofing off, no loud talking like there had been at the start of class on Friday.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

goofing off

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