English Synonym Finder

loitered

Definitions

To stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose.

To travel indolently with frequent pauses.

Examples

The teenagers loitered near the entrance of the cinema, waiting for their friends to arrive.

Security guards asked the suspicious man why he loitered in the parking lot for so long.

Synonyms

lingered dawdled loafed lazed tarried idled waited

Antonyms

hurried rushed hastened sped departed advanced proceeded