Synonyms of frisky

frisky

adjective

ˈfri-skē 

1

as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing

a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in energetic

having much high-spirited energy and movement

the frisky colt didn't like to be kept in his stall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• energetic
• lively
• animated
• active
• brisk
• animate
• playful
• bouncing
• spirited
• enthusiastic
• cheerful
• perky
• vivacious
• awake
• sprightly
• peppy
• jazzy
• sparky
• gay
• racy
• spanking
• jaunty
• kinetic
• zippy
• springy
• mettlesome
• pert
• snappy
• vital
• agile
• airy
• eager
• bright
• pizazzy
• on the go
• dapper
• pizzazzy
• up
• spiffy
• dashing
• nimble
• spry
• wide-awake
• nervous
• effervescent
• chirpy
• exuberant
• buoyant
• alert
• boisterous
• upbeat
• impish
• bubbly
• frolicsome
• sparkly
• ebullient
• high-spirited
• chipper
• agog
• keen
• skittish
• high-strung
• open-eyed
• pixieish
• chirrupy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inactive
• dead
• languid
• lazy
• listless
• limp
• lifeless
• inanimate
• indolent
• leaden
• sleepy
• sluggish
• tired
• weary
• lethargic
• lackadaisical
• languorous
• inert
• vapid
• spiritless
• apathetic
• languishing
• dull
• boring
• stolid
• tedious
• torpid
• impassive
• unambitious
• irksome
• phlegmatic

Examples of frisky in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That would amount to a cooler pace of hiring than in the first three months of the year, but show that job growth remains frisky enough to keep unemployment in check. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 June 2024

Vampire Weekend has always had two distinct aspects — its fastidious album work and its frisky live shows — and may soon have three. —Jon Pareles, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024

Now Powered By: Booking.com Eden Rock - St Barths Eden Rock is a rare Caribbean bird: an excessively stylish but frisky hub that bubbles with elegant verve. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023

There’s a frisky 100 Nm of torque, a removable 708-watt battery, hydraulic disc brakes, a backlit LCD display and over-the-air updates. —IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024