Goof off and Grub

Opposite meaning terms

Goof off verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: returned home unannounced and found the au pair goofing off

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Grub is an antonym for goof off.

Grub verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season

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Goof off is an antonym for grub.

Nearby Word: grubby

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Grub and Goof off. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goof_off/grub

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