Thesaurus results for ESCAPADE

escapade

noun

ˈe-skə-ˌpād

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend

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Recent Examples of escapade Michael said that shortly after Allocca fell, the teens with him posted videos of their near-fatal escapade to a closed Instagram group in which they could be seen fleeing the bridge with the victim’s phone. —

Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026 Weir was always eager to share anecdotes about Garcia and their escapades. —

David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026 Forget the red Porsches, promiscuous escapades, and questionable clothing choices. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026 All Day Tote This roomy tote was made for spontaneous weekend trips and day-long escapades. —

Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for escapade

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Noun

Some in the art world speculate Banksy orchestrated the unmasking himself as a publicity stunt, consistent with his history of subversive pranks and satire.

— Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Creator and host Eric André took the late-night talk show, a TV genre with all-too-familiar conventions, and twisted it beyond recognition with harrowing celebrity interviews, person-on-the-street stunts, jump-scare pranks, and gratuitous nudity.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026