Synonyms and Antonyms of frisky
1
given to good-natured joking or teasing - a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes
coy, kittenish
gay, happy, lighthearted, whimsical
energetic, frolic, jocund, lively, merry, spirited, sprightly, spunky, vivacious
devilish, impish, knavish, mischievous, pixie (also pixy), rascally, roguish
amusing, diverting, enjoyable, entertaining, fun, pleasurable
dabbling, frivolous, goofy, silly, trifling
jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, prankish, teasing
dutiful, responsible
grave, grim, serious, solemn, somber (or sombre), stern, stolid
no-nonsense, priggish, starchy, stuffy
decorous, formal, proper, sedate, staid
guarded, inhibited, restrained
2
having much high-spirited energy and movement - The frisky colt didn't like to be kept in his stall.
active, airy, animate, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, gay, jaunty, jazzy, kinetic, lively, mettlesome, peppy, perky, pert, racy, snappy, spanking, sparky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
dapper, dashing, spiffy
agog, alert, awake, open-eyed, up, wide-awake
agile, nimble, spry
bright, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, effervescent, sparkly, upbeat
eager, enthusiastic, keen
frolicsome, impish, pixieish, playful
boisterous, bubbly, ebullient, exuberant, high-spirited
indolent, lazy, unambitious
inert, lethargic, sleepy, sluggish, tired, torpid, weary
apathetic, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid
boring, dull, irksome, tedious
dead, inactive, inanimate, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, leaden, lifeless, limp, listless, spiritless, vapid
