Synonyms of escapades

escapades

noun

plural of escapade

as in pranks

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pranks
• adventures
• experiences
• tricks
• antics
• frolics
• capers
• games
• times
• practical jokes
• gags
• monkeyshines
• rogueries
• rags
• capriccios
• shines
• knaveries
• didoes
• jests
• performances
• shavies
• plays
• waggeries
• larks
• deeds
• shenanigans
• missions
• stunts
• high jinks
• hoaxes
• maneuvers
• deceptions
• feats
• tomfooleries
• gambits
• trickeries
• whims
• deceits
• subterfuges
• horseplays
• whimsies
• vagaries
• caprices
• ploys
• rowdyisms
• ruses
• stratagems
• wiles
• frauds
• delusions
• conceits
• fancies
• hanky-pankies
• shams

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escapades

While the Jeep legacy dates to primarily to off-road military use, the hybrid model is oriented toward on-road escapades. — James Raia, Mercury News, 28 June 2026

Like Buster Keaton before him, Knoxville has an uncanny awareness of how his death-defying escapades appear on camera. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Based on author Mark Twain's own childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, this book follows the escapades of a boy with an adventurous, and often mischievous, spirit growing up along the Mississippi River. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026

In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment. — Air Mail, 20 June 2026

While the two keep drinking and wait for a rare lunar event, old grievances, outrageous escapades, and macho rivalries explode to the surface. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 June 2026

Originally released across platforms like the original PlayStation, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, the titles follow Tommy Pickles and the rest of the gang on adventures ranging from puzzle-solving missions to globe-trotting escapades. — Kennedy French, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026

New escapades come and go, but the structure of their life stays the same — the two of them, moving together. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026

The Litles detailed in the complaint and in an interview with the Tribune how their frisky escapades, appearance and young children seemed to increasingly agitate residents and staff. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026