FRISK Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

frisk 1 of 2

verb

ˈfrisk

Definition of frisk

as in to hop

to play and run about happily carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard

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frisk

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noun

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk

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Recent Examples of frisk

Verb

When one of the officers began to frisk one of the men, a gun discharged, striking the officer in the leg, Bethel said. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 5 May 2026 Fox frisked Mangione at the McDonald's on East Plank Road in Altoona as he was being detained for allegedly handing police a fake ID bearing the name Mark Rosario. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025

Noun

But the federal monitor in place since that ruling has repeatedly said that even when officers conduct a legally justified stop, the subsequent frisk or more invasive search is too often not justified. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 The officers conducted a pat frisk, allegedly finding a firearm from one suspect’s jacket, police said. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frisk

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Verb

Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

Definition of hop

Noun

What might inspire someone who just graduated from probation to go on such an unfettered killing spree?

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Importantly, the government said the move would be paid for by canceling plans to introduce digital ID, in an effort to reassure investors that Burnham isn’t about to go on an unfunded spending spree.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of spree

Verb

Part of the project staying personal meant that de Araújo wanted Claire to dance, as the character was based on her own mother who was a dancer.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Willis grew up as a dancer, excelling in ballet, contemporary, jazz and hip-hop, and dancing competitively at a private studio and throughout high school.

— Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

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Don’t skip greasing and flouring the pan even though it’s lined with parchment.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026
Before entering payment information on a page opened by a QR code, check the URL—or skip the code and type the official address yourself.

— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Definition of skip

Verb

The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Okay, so the cow immediately finds its baby, and then there is a BABY COW gamboling in a field.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of gambol

Verb

Trafford has to react to the movement of the ball, leap up to his left and claw it away from behind him.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The second was an extended look at a chase scene where one character played by must leap from his horse into the police car — all while being chased down the highway by one of the fanged creatures.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of leap

Verb

This is a world of movers and shakers, and the plots have a frolicking quality that feels complementary to the Bob & Earl song that inspired the title of the first book, Harlem Shuffle.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Meanwhile, Kaia Gerber and Hailey Bieber have frolicked NYC’s streets in Repetto’s slim ballet flats and pumps.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Definition of frolic

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