Synonyms of frisk

frisk 1 of 2

verb

ˈfrisk 

as in to hop

to play and run about happily

carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hop
• dance
• skip
• gambol
• leap
• caper
• frolic
• cavort
• cut capers
• lark
• romp
• sport
• rollick
• tumble
• revel
• prance
• disport
• lope
• bound
• carouse
• trip
• spring
• curvet
• cut up
• kick up one's heels
• roister
• horse around
• fool around
• clown
• roughhouse
• carry on
• joyride
• kite
• skylark

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stew
• pout
• sulk
• mope

frisk

2 of 2

noun

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun

fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spree
• gambol
• lark
• revel
• romp
• fling
• frolic
• idyll
• binge
• ploy
• rollick
• caper
• escapade
• bum
• carouse
• toot
• prank
• festivity
• bender
• antic
• splore
• bust
• shenanigan(s)
• merrymaking
• souse
• amusement
• indulgence
• diversion
• monkeyshine(s)
• brannigan
• merriment
• enjoyment
• field day
• pleasure
• entertainment
• recreation
• self-indulgence

Example Sentences

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

Lawyers at the New York Civil Liberties Union, one of the original litigants in the stop-and-frisk case, also called for the CRT to be shuttered. — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 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