boondoggle

English Thesaurus

1. work of little or no value done merely to look busy (noun.act)

hypernym	:	dissipation, waste, wastefulness,
definition	:	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (noun.act)

2. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work (verb.social)

hypernym	:	work,
definition	:	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social)

3. work of little or no value done merely to look busy (noun.act)

derivation	:	boondoggle,
definition	:	do useless, wasteful, or trivial work (verb.social)

4. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work (verb.social)

derivation	:	boondoggle,
definition	:	work of little or no value done merely to look busy (noun.act)

5. work of little or no value done merely to look busy (noun.act)

derivation	:	boondoggle,
definition	:	do useless, wasteful, or trivial work (verb.social)

6. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work (verb.social)

derivation	:	boondoggle,
definition	:	work of little or no value done merely to look busy (noun.act)