LOLLED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

lolled

verb

past tense of loll

as in drooped

to be limp from lack of water or vigor the heads of the flowers lolled on their stems in the blistering heat

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as in rested

to refrain from labor or exertion farmhands lolling about in the shade and taking a break from the midday sun

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as in lounged

to spend time doing nothing some members of the decorating committee were hard at work, and others were just lolling about

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Recent Examples of lolled The break was long and torturous for fans but clearly restorative for Styles, who lolled in the Italian countryside with Alessandro Michele, bonded with a new niece, and found himself unassumingly among the masses in the Vatican when the conclave elected Pope Leo XIV last June. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026 Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

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In a certain weird way, that play became a turning point in a 27-19 win for the Chiefs because Stroud was visibly shaken and the Texans drooped from there.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of drooped

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The defense rested its case on Thursday in the death penalty case of Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic bag.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The Kansas City Chiefs return from their bye week well-rested and sitting at 4-0.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rested

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In one mirror selfie, Hurley lounged on a bed with her bare legs on display, holding up her phone as the oversized ring sparkled on her finger.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
During virtual meetings, Brower and Simone, who are in their mid-30s, appeared on screen while Primrose lounged on their shoulders or heads.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of lounged

Verb

There was only room to stand on the platform, and Del hadn’t hung it quite level.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
By the time the panic ended, 152 people had been formally accused, 19 had been hanged, and one man, Giles Corey, had been pressed to death with stones for refusing to stand trial.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hung

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In the grayness that should have been sunrise that morning, dark clouds sagged baggily over the very treetops, bulging as if ready to split under their liquid weight.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Somehow, however, that team, which sagged to 0-7, won five of its last nine games and finished 5-11.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sagged

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The canal sparkled gray-green in the sunlight and on the opposite bank, people walked their dogs and relaxed on benches along 365’s esplanade.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
In a picture shared in the post taken on Fall Picture Day, Cagle said Burfield had relaxed smile and a sense of ease.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

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