Synonyms of coltish

coltish

adjective

ˈkōl-tish 

as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing

off camera the actor is high-spiritedly coltish, but turns serious once the camera starts rolling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playful
• mischievous
• frisky
• amusing
• merry
• goofy
• sportive
• lively
• frolicsome
• energetic
• antic
• entertaining
• elfish
• larky
• rollicking
• happy
• sportful
• delightful
• fay
• sprightly
• silly
• kittenish
• pleasing
• gay
• enjoyable
• whimsical
• coy
• spirited
• impish
• spunky
• vivacious
• roguish
• pixie
• lighthearted
• fun
• joking
• pleasant
• rascally
• frolic
• teasing
• devilish
• frivolous
• knavish
• jocose
• trifling
• jocund
• prankish
• pleasurable
• jocular
• diverting
• dabbling
• jesting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnest
• sober
• responsible
• serious
• dutiful
• stolid
• stern
• solemn
• serious-minded
• somber
• grim
• grave
• priggish
• sobersided
• starchy
• stuffy
• formal
• proper
• staid
• sedate
• decorous
• restrained
• inhibited
• guarded
• no-nonsense

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coltish

Onstage, with a coltish appeal and arms akimbo, Starcrawler singer Arrow De Wilde exudes a punk power akin to a mutant offspring of Debby Harry, Michael Monroe and Iggy Pop. — Katherine Turman, SPIN, 21 Sep. 2022

By starring in her own film, Lindon makes her own youth apparent as an artist, as well as the youth of her character, who remains coltish and childlike. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021

In the role of the young Diana, Corrin is effortlessly perfect, conveying Diana’s memorable physical qualities, including her coltish grace and head-down/eyes-up stance, along with a vivid blend of vulnerability and cunning. — oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2020

On a bare-bones stage with the moodiest of lighting, her band little more than silhouettes, Lorde gestured and danced with a coltish awkwardness that contrasted with the maturity in her big, confident yet confiding voice. — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018

Harrison Coll, a corps dancer who made his debut as Romeo on Tuesday, is endearingly impulsive and coltish. — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018