Synonyms of frolic

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noun

1

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

we indulgently listened to the senior citizens share memories of long-ago frolics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prank
• adventure
• trick
• escapade
• experience
• caper
• joking
• antic
• practical joke
• time
• roguery
• waggery
• capriccio
• knavery
• gag
• rag
• game
• shine(s)
• dido
• kidding
• shavie
• play
• lark
• hijinks
• jest
• skylarking
• monkeyshine(s)
• performance
• horseplay
• roughhousing
• tomfoolery
• feat
• stunt
• teasing
• deed
• rowdyism
• high jinks
• whimsy
• mission
• maneuver
• whimsey
• hoax
• whim
• gambit
• subterfuge
• shenanigan(s)
• deception
• trickery
• ruse
• vagary
• fooling
• caprice
• wile
• ploy
• hanky-panky
• deceit
• delusion
• stratagem
• conceit
• fraud
• fancy
• sham
• hoodwinking

2

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun

took the long weekend as a three-day frolic and spent it at the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in relaxation

activity engaged in to amuse oneself

firmly believes that childhood should be a time of carefree frolic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxation
• fun
• recreation
• amusement
• entertainment
• frolicking
• play
• enjoyment
• rollicking
• dalliance
• sport
• pleasure
• playfulness
• romping
• fun and games
• delight
• diversion
• hobby
• pastime
• gambolling
• gamboling
• mischief
• revel
• pleasance
• deviltry
• lark
• merrymaking
• devilment
• kick
• merriment
• hobbyhorse
• revelry
• jinks
• hijinks
• wantonness
• hilarity
• rascality
• horseplay
• fling
• tomfoolery
• spree
• mischievousness
• rollick
• buffoonery
• hob
• friskiness
• devilry
• sportiveness
• knavery
• binge
• high jinks
• roguishness
• hanky-panky
• impishness
• whoopee
• waggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• labor
• drudgery
• duty
• responsibility
• obligation

frolic

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adjective

ˈfrä-lik 

as in joyful

joyously unrestrained

the frolic atmosphere that envelops New Orleans during Mardi Gras

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joyful
• exuberant
• lively
• frolicsome
• bubbly
• effervescent
• buoyant
• vivacious
• bouncy
• gay
• ecstatic
• giddy
• gamesome
• lyric
• high-spirited
• crank
• uninhibited
• carefree
• outgoing
• boisterous
• lighthearted
• raucous
• bold
• rowdy
• rollicking
• silly
• sprightly
• extroverted
• extraverted
• insouciant
• rapturous
• euphoric
• impudent
• saucy
• happy-go-lucky
• brazen
• insolent
• overexuberant
• impertinent
• audacious
• brash
• light-headed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sullen
• restrained
• subdued
• inhibited
• repressed
• constrained
• low-spirited
• stoical
• phlegmatic
• stolid
• impassive
• stoic
• depressed
• morose
• surly
• glum
• dour

frolic

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verb

1

as in to cavort

to play and run about happily

scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stew
• sulk
• pout
• mope

2

as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement

he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• entertain
• recreate
• toy
• sport
• relax
• rollick
• disport
• cavort
• amuse
• romp
• joke
• delight
• gambol
• rest
• please
• dabble
• skylark
• dally
• frisk
• trifle
• hang
• tease
• idle
• divert
• dawdle
• bum (around)
• fiddle (around)
• lounge (around or about)
• jest
• putter (around)
• loaf
• slack (off)
• hang about
• screw around
• goldbrick
• mess around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• toil
• slave
• struggle
• strive
• labor
• sweat
• plug (away)
• strain
• plod
• drudge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frolic

Noun

In Barbet Schroeder’s debut film More, German student Stefan (Klaus Grünberg) and his new lover Estelle (Mimsy Farmer) travel to Ibiza to live outside of society and frolic naked on the craggy bluffs for a summer. —Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025

Anyway, enjoy these bullpen frolics – and stay dry! —Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 June 2025

Adjective

Pods of porpoises frolic, and a playful minke whale shimmers in the afternoon sun. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024

Parent heaven: a place to hang out under shade trees while the little ones frolic. —Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2023

Verb

Assateague’s famed wild horses frolic along the shore and through the wetlands. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025

Besides one of my life’s most unforgettable surfing experiences on the private wave beyond, Nihiwatu Beach—stretching along one of T+L World’s Best Hotels, Nihi Sumba—is iconic for its band of horses that run freely atop its sands, frolicking, rolling, and splashing in the water each afternoon. —Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025