loiters (Meaning)
loiters
to remain in or hang around an area for no obvious purpose, to remain in an area for no obvious reason, to interrupt or delay an errand or a journey with pointless stops, to remain in an area for no good reason, to lag behind, to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses, to linger for the purpose of committing a crime
Synonyms & Antonyms of loiters
Synonyms:
- lolls
- fiddles (around)
- potters (around)
- takes one's time
- trifles
- slows (down or up)
- lallygags
- eases
- loafs
- monkeys (around)
- drags one's heels
- fools around
- lumbers
- hangs (around or out)
- plods
- decelerates
- ambles
- putters (around)
- lollygags
- shilly-shallies
- procrastinates
- messes around
- inches
- dillydallies
- drags one's feet
Antonyms:
loiters Sentence Examples
- The suspicious man loitered near the school, watching the children closely.
- The unemployed youth often loitered in the park, passing the time aimlessly.
- Security cameras caught footage of thieves loitering outside a jewelry store.
- The manager asked the police to remove the men who were loitering outside the restaurant.
- Maria's ex-boyfriend loitered outside her apartment, hoping to catch a glimpse of her.
- The police received reports of someone loitering with intent to cause trouble at the concert.
- The vagrant loitered outside a convenience store, begging for spare change.
- The students were told to stop loitering in the hallways and return to their classes.
- The detectives watched as the suspect loitered around the crime scene, trying to determine his motive.
- The homeless man loitered on the park bench, seeking shelter from the cold.
FAQs About the word loiters
to remain in or hang around an area for no obvious purpose, to remain in an area for no obvious reason, to interrupt or delay an errand or a journey with pointl
drags, delays, strolls, pokes,lingers, crawls, marks time, creeps, dallies, shuffles
hurtles, speeds, flies, courses, darts,scurries, rockets, hustles, races, hurries
The suspicious man loitered near the school, watching the children closely.
The unemployed youth often loitered in the park, passing the time aimlessly.
Security cameras caught footage of thieves loitering outside a jewelry store.
The manager asked the police to remove the men who were loitering outside the restaurant.
