CAVORTING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

cavorting 1 of 2

noun

as in frolicking

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verb

present participle of cavort

as in dancing

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

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Recent Examples of cavorting

Verb

Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026 McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Just a few weeks earlier, Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, 31, had been cavorting with his four children at their Arlington, Texas, home, meeting his 8-year-old daughter for lunch at school and giddily planning the arrival of their fifth child. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025 As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavorting

Noun

Hummel Park, which straddles White Lick Creek near Plainfield, has a unique denizen frolicking in its woods and meadows.

— Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 May 2026

Definition of frolicking

Verb

That could include lighting candles while focusing on an intention or incorporating movement through activities such as dancing, walking or hiking.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
After dancing a promising cha-cha on week 1, Bersten and his season 35 partner, Giada De Laurentiis, found themselves in the bottom three following a disappointing salsa.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dancing

Verb

The video features images of gun-toting federal agents in military uniforms and Bass hopping out of a car in an aquamarine pant suit to face them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
To return, board the hop-on, hop-off boat with your CityCard for a 90-minute city tour (hopping off not obligatory).

— Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopping

Noun

In 2023, Marzotto was named an officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for promoting cystic fibrosis research through funding scientific projects and sporting initiatives.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Some sporting events, such as Wimbledon, are still reticent to directly integrate influencers into its marketing strategy.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sporting

Verb

When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
His second, on a leaping catch in the corner of the end zone, put Texas ahead 17-3 in the second quarter.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaping

Noun

Nor did great merrymaking surround its 2001 move to pioneer quantitative easing.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Definition of merrymaking

Verb

Some cases over the last month include a bear that entered an arcade in Fraser Valley, a bear that went romping through an Aspen restaurant, and attacks at a Rio Grande National Forest Park campground and inside a condo in Durango.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
From there, the camera captures the lovebirds and their friends running through halls naked, romping around in bed, dancing, and drinking champagne in customary rock star fashion.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of romping

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