goof-off Sentence Examples
- The students were caught goofing off during the lecture.
- The employee was fired for repeatedly goofing off on the job.
- The child was sent to time-out for goofing off in class.
- The coach scolded the player for goofing off during practice.
- The project was delayed because of the team's constant goofing off.
- The boss cracked down on employees who were goofing off.
- The teacher confiscated the phone of the student who was goofing off during the test.
- The neighbor complained about the teenagers goofing off in the park.
- The babysitter was unable to control the children who were goofing off.
- The doctor scolded the patient for goofing off and not taking their medication.
goof-off Meaning
Wordnet
goof-off (n)
an idle worthless person
Synonyms & Antonyms of goof-off
Synonyms:
- bum
- hack-around-
- lounge
- footle
- play
- kill-time
- twiddle-one-s-thumbs
- relax
- stroll
- hang-around-or-out-
- rest
- loaf
- chill
- hang-about
- veg-out
- kick-back
- idle
- kick-around
- lazy
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word goof-off
an idle worthless person
bum, hack (around), lounge, footle, play,kill time, twiddle one's thumbs, relax, stroll, hang (around or out)
plod, plow, plug, buckle (down), plug, buckle (down), sweat, work, slave, apply
The students were caught goofing off during the lecture.
The employee was fired for repeatedly goofing off on the job.
The child was sent to time-out for goofing off in class.
The coach scolded the player for goofing off during practice.
