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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More than a decade ago, a federal court found that the New York City Police Department had been unconstitutionally stopping and frisking Black and Hispanic residents. — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 May 2026 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

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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 See All Example Sentences for frisk

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But before Nixon hopped online, the tone from party leadership couldn’t have been further from that of the rank and file Democrats participating in chat section of the virtual call.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Last month, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's version, a Roadster that flips and hops on blasts of compressed air.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of hop

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While the losses made up a small percentage of overall employees, the drop compounded longstanding shortages — and contrasted sharply with a hiring spree under President Joe Biden that had begun to address them.

— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
According to the Benicia Police Department, David Magana received a sentence of 146 years to life following a crime spree that took place in March 2024.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of spree

Verb

The Ducks got things rolling after Sennecke danced about the offensive zone, losing control of the puck in the slot before Granlund collected it for Gauthier, who fired home his 16th goal of the campaign.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026
That concern hasn’t gone away now that the Hawaii native is seemingly back to walking and dancing on stage.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2026

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For the restaurants, Schrager deliberately skipped the celebrity chef thing and instead brought in a few veterans of the Venice dining scene, formerly with the Gjelina Group, to help create the concepts and menus here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Ultimately, the best way to protect yourself from being scammed is to refuse to skip the foundational steps that real trust is built on.

— Sabrina Romanoff, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of skip

Verb

Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of gambol

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Major figures such as Edie Falco, Kent Jones, and Isabella Rossellini leapt to his support, while donations to the CAC dried up, and box office receipts cratered, IndieWire reported last month.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026
After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

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