Synonyms and antonyms of To behave in a silly way in British Thesaurus

fool around ()

to behave in a silly way for fun

mess about ()

to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or paying attention to something

play about ()

to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be doing something else

kid around ()

to behave in a silly way

forget yourself ()

to behave in a way that is silly or embarrassing

make a fool of yourself ()

to make yourself seem stupid by behaving in a silly or embarrassing way

play games ()

to behave in a silly way by not saying what you really think or by not being serious enough

play/act the fool ()

to deliberately behave in a silly way that annoys people

pull a trick/stunt ()

to do something silly or dangerous, especially in order to trick or impress someone

act/play the goat ()

to deliberately behave in a stupid way

cut up (American)

Americaninformal to behave in a noisy silly way

goof around (mainly American)

mainly American to spend your time behaving in a silly way

jerk around ()

to behave in a stupid way

monkey around ()

to behave in a silly way

piss about (impolite)

impolite to behave in a silly way that annoys other people

play silly buggers (British)

British to behave in a silly or annoying way