toy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of TOY

to engage in activity for amusement <the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about>

Synonyms dally, disport, frolic, recreate, rollick, skylark, sport, toy

Related Words cavort, frisk, gambol, romp; dabble, trifle; amuse, divert, entertain; delight, please; dabble, fiddle (around), mess around, putter (around); bum (around), dawdle, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], idle, loaf, lounge (around or about), relax, rest, screw around, slack (off); jest, joke, tease

Near Antonyms drudge, labor, plod, plug (away), slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, work

to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun <likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating>

Synonyms coquet (or coquette), dally, frivol, mess around, toy, trifle

Related Words vamp; court, mash, woo; josh, kid, put on, razz, rib, tease; fool, lead on, string along; manipulate, play (with)

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