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noun

plural of caper
as in pranks
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke long-ago college capers that have become more rollicking and daring with each recounting

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verb

present tense third-person singular of caper
as in hops
to play and run about happily as summer drew to a close, the children spent their days wistfully capering on the beach

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Recent Examples of capers
Noun
In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, sliced fennel, celery, shallot, artichokes, capers, dill, and oregano. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Green olives make a salty, tangy substitute for capers in the dressing. — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 Fresh pasta made daily, like spaghetti with Burgundy truffles, cultured butter and parmigiano espuma or paccheri al Campagnolo with Maine lobster, tomatoes, capers and olives. — Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 Food plays an integral role in Manolito’s draw; small dishes include a classic mustardy Cuban sandwich and ropa vieja with raisins and capers that make each bite dance between sweet and salty. — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Jules Dassin’s Rififi (1955) and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956) further refined the formula, while a number of decidedly sillier capers in the ’60s both parodied and advanced the genre, helping set the stage for the modern Ocean’s movies. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 The Bourne Identity Teens who enjoy action movies and spy capers will be all about the first film in the Bourne movie series, which came out in 2002. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026 Add the olive oil, capers, salt, and garlic and blend until smooth. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Comedy capers like this usually deflate in the third act when their pleasures get punctured by unfunny gunfire. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capers
  1. pranks
  2. hops
  3. adventures
  4. dances
  5. tricks
  6. leaps
  7. romps
  8. larks
Noun
  • Surely, Leslie Nielsen was serious about pulling pranks on the set of Airplane!
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Muskego Police Department is warning Muskego High School students about consequences of pranks causing damage after the department received over 20 complaints in less than two weeks.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pranks
Verb
  • The average shift in the National Hockey League is well under one minute before a player hops back over the boards, but tell that to New York Islanders star defenseman Matthew Schaefer.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hops
Noun
  • Now, the rock face holds a series of adventures for children and adults, including a zip line, multilevel ropes course, a via ferrata climbing route, rock climbing walls, a free-fall zone and a rappelling area.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • She is joined on select adventures by her Mini Movers, a group of young kids who move, dance, imagine and play alongside her.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of adventures
Verb
  • There’s something in the imperfection of humanity, and the interior life of someone who dances or even someone who just smokes a cigarette, that’s not quite there yet.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • First, the sequence pays homage to the nightclub scene in Gilda (1946), in which Rita Hayworth dances in a long shot amid ogling male patrons, tracked by a concentrated spotlight.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dances
Noun
  • At home in Makhaza township, about 40 minutes from the college, Lubelo spends his free time watching magic shows online and practicing tricks on his brothers and parents.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The practical special effects seem to be on the booer’s side, leaning on stagy but charming in-camera tricks that have gone out of style, like switching actors between close-ups.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tricks
Verb
  • The screen leaps from LCD to OLED, the processor jumps from the A17 Pro to the A20 Pro, and the 2026 iPad mini is the first-ever waterproof tablet from Apple.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Her subscription-only website features content that leaps over gender boundaries, and has pulled in fans around the globe.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaps
Verb
  • The sequel marked a bit of sunshine amid the dark universes in which Pace often romps.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of romps
Verb
  • Up on a hill overlooking Sarajevo, Karadžić, the proud champion of his nation, huddles inside a little red pod, formerly part of a cable car, trying to make a phone call to his wife while petting a puppy that larks around at his feet.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of larks

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“Capers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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