Synonyms of doodle

doodle 1 of 2

verb

ˈdü-dᵊl 

as in to play

to spend time in aimless activity

I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• fiddle (around)
• goof (around)
• trifle
• fribble
• lounge
• potter (around)
• fool around
• hang about
• putter (around)
• monkey (around)
• mess around
• kick around
• idle
• loaf
• dawdle
• hang (around or out)
• loll
• tinker
• horse around
• clown (around)
• dillydally
• diddle (with)
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set (to)
• settle (down)
• buckle (down)
• knuckle down

doodle

2 of 2

noun

as in illustration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustration
• drawing
• caricature
• outline
• sketch
• portrait
• silhouette
• contour
• image
• representation
• cartoon
• depiction
• likeness
• figure
• watercolor
• engraving
• etching
• charcoal
• delineation
• pastel
• blueprint
• etch
• line drawing
• aquatint

Examples of doodle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Growing up in the traditional surroundings of Kyoto, Japan, Kawajiri spent her days daydreaming and doodling in her notebook. —Marie Lodi, refinery29.com, 24 May 2024

With 20 pieces of chalk, this package includes enough for everyone who wants to doodle. —Tanya Edwards, Parents, 13 June 2024

Noun

During the school day, a teacher spotted Ethan making terrifying doodles on his paperwork. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024

Just hours before the deadly violence, the teen’s parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were called into the school for a meeting with administrators about violent writings and doodles tucked between the math problems in Ethan’s homework. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024