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hang about/hang around/hang out v.
laze v.
loaf v.

VERB

hang about/hang around/hang out

Synonyms

WEAK

abide affect dally frequent get along with haunt have relations with linger live loiter reside resort roam spend time swell tarry waste time

VERB

laze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loiter loll saunter

STRONG

bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick lie loaf lounge malinger piddle relax shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate

WEAK

be inactive be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around do nothing fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours

Antonyms

STRONG

do face meet

VERB

loaf

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laze loll

STRONG

bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick idle lie loiter lounge malinger piddle relax saunter shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate

WEAK

be inactive be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours

Antonyms

STRONG

do face hurry meet run rush

WEAK

achieve energize labor work hard

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stand around

Wax figures of Luke, Leia, Darth Vader and C-3PO stand around as if waiting to go through TSA before climbing aboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

"I asked the two biggest lads to go and stand around Kylian at the end because they were going to chop him down," Deschamps added.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

"The police and officials they've sent here just stand around taking photos and making TikToks," she added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

“We stand around and we watch Claude, and we talk about what Claude’s doing and oftentimes Claude’s just being a cute little interesting guy,” said Margaret Vo, Anthropic’s head of user education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025

Vonetta asked again so she could have her routine rehearsed in her head—her curtsy, smile, and greeting—leaving Fern and me to stand around like dumb dodos.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

stand around

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