DOODLED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

doodled

verb

past tense of doodle

as in played

to spend time in aimless activity I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

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Recent Examples of doodled His cardboard sign is written in marker pen, a tiny Chivas shirt doodled in its corner. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Koch bobbed by again, this time with glasses and a Harry Potter lightning bolt doodled on her face. — Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026 Lauren Elliott, though, was a designer at Broderbund Games, working in a former liquor store beneath a sign that said DEPARTMENT OF REDUNDANCY REDUCTION DEPARTMENT alongside an impish ex-Disney animator named Gene Portwood who often doodled Mickey Mouse in obscene poses. — Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 Most recently, the toddler doodled on her mother's $60,000 Hermès purse. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026 And Sergio Aragonés’ wordless cartoons were doodled in the margins of the pages. — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025

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Husted played college football as a cornerback for the University of Dayton.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
But that doesn’t tell the full story either, as Seattle has played part of the season with backup Drew Lock and hasn’t yet lost by more than three points.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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