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Synonyms & Antonyms of frolic
(Entry 1 of 3)
- we indulgently listened to the senior citizens share memories of long-ago frolics
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- adventure,
- experience,
- game,
- lark,
- time
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- play,
- roughhousing,
- rowdyism
- deed,
- feat,
- mission,
- performance,
- stunt
- deceit,
- deception,
- delusion,
- fooling,
- fraud,
- hanky-panky,
- hoodwinking,
- ruse,
- sham,
- stratagem,
- subterfuge,
- trickery,
- wile
- took the long weekend as a three-day frolic and spent it at the beach
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- firmly believes that childhood should be a time of carefree frolic
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- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- romping
- devilment,
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- hanky-panky,
- hob,
- impishness,
- jinks,
- knavery,
- mischief,
- mischievousness,
- rascality,
- roguishness,
- waggery
- buffoonery,
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- tomfoolery
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frolic
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of frolic (Entry 2 of 3)
- the frolic atmosphere that envelops New Orleans during Mardi Gras
Synonyms for frolic
- bouncy,
- bubbly,
- buoyant,
- crank
- [chiefly dialect],
- effervescent,
- exuberant,
- frolicsome,
- gamesome,
- gay,
- high-spirited,
- vivacious
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- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- outgoing,
- uninhibited
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- impassive,
- phlegmatic,
- stoic
- (or stoical),
- stolid
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frolic
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of frolic (Entry 3 of 3)
- scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach
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- he would rather frolic than do yard work any day of the week
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Words Related to frolic
- bum (around),
- dawdle,
- goldbrick,
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- idle,
- loaf,
- lounge (around or about),
- relax,
- rest,
- screw around,
- slack (off)
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“Frolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frolic. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of frolic was circa 1548
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