CAVORT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

cavort

verb

kə-ˈvȯrt

Definition of cavort

as in to dance

to play and run about happily children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring

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Recent Examples of cavort Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Formal dining rooms began disappearing from American homes in the last century, replaced by open kitchens, through which all members of the family can cavort freely, like a splash pad; contemporary Americans apparently have little use for the plate. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Tiny hangers-on are tucked into pockets and cavort in crevices. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 From Babygirl to Vladimir to Bridget Jones 4, women cavorting with much younger men are all over our screens. — Meg Walters, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavort

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There was dancing, drinks and dazzling artifacts at the de Young Museum Thursday night.

— Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
In January 2023, Becky says Haleigh hurt her neck and back in a car accident and had to stop dancing.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dance

Verb

Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026

Definition of gambol

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Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
The linocut print depicts women and children frolicking together by the shoreline.

— News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of frolic

Verb

Tuesday’s elections for the Florida Legislature saw a progressive from Kissimmee win a seat in the state House while incumbents romped in party primaries across Central Florida.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
The Gators, though, should romp in a necessary exorcism of 2025’s demons.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of romp

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Anderson tipped his cap in the third inning after Arozarena made a leaping catch at the left-field wall to take a home run away from Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Moore was hurt pressuring Giants quarterback Jameis Winston and leaping into the air to contest Winston’s throw to the end zone.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of leap

Verb

More than 20 players skipped football practice at Contreras in downtown Los Angeles.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The coaching app Runna found that 80% of its users adapt or skip their runs because of hot weather; in America’s Sun Belt, that figure rises to 92%.

— Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of skip

Verb

The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently slated for a fall release.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
The canniest fictional dissection of femininity and the panopticon of social media arrives this spring in Yesteryear (Knopf), a rollicking satirical debut from Caro Claire Burke.

— Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of rollick

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