Thesaurus results for ANTICS

antics

noun

plural of antic

as in pranks

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke we'll have no more of your antics, so just settle down

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Recent Examples of antics Most players largely celebrate their own successes, rather than their opponents’ errors, and antics like those supposedly violate the sport’s unwritten behavioral codes. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 The animals had spent roughly four hours inside the restaurant during the early morning, and Brandi’s description of their antics makes the surveillance footage sound more like an after-hours party than a break-in. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 The off-field antics fueled a disconnect between the two coaches. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 Anyone familiar with Santos’s antics won’t be surprised by this latest one. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026 This is a great pick for kids who love the Marvel superhero movies or the ‘80s Batman films, but will also enjoy the silly antics along the way. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026 When Pennywise cracks a joke, the contrast of his antics with the scary stuff can be more impactful, have more personality, than just scare after scare. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons told Gossard and Ament about a guy living in San Diego named Eddie Vedder, who had recently made an impression on Irons and his friends, Flea among them, with his daring antics on a camping trip. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for antics

Noun

Before class started, and the teacher had not yet arrived, students may have been clowning around in the room, making jokes, playing pranks, or talking loudly and inappropriately.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Koko loves the pranks too, but is serious about what this tech can do.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pranks

Noun

Tucked away near Lucille Ball’s former dressing room, nestled between soundstages on the Paramount lot is the office where John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein cook up many of their big-screen adventures.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
From hiking adventures to international trips, these women are embracing independent travel and finding unexpected freedom along the way.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of adventures

Noun

Panel also impressed by NASA’s leadership Toward the end of the safety panel’s meeting on Monday, a few members made some striking comments about their experiences working with NASA this year.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
The VICs are also invited to the Paris presentations, which are full-day experiences featuring canapés, cocktails and cookies inside major cultural institutions.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026