Synonyms of frolicking

frolicking 1 of 2

noun

as in relaxation

activity engaged in to amuse oneself

a night of frolicking by three soldiers just before they are sent to the war zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

frolicking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of frolic

1

as in dancing

to play and run about happily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dancing
• cavorting
• leaping
• hopping
• romping
• capering
• gamboling
• skipping
• larking
• rollicking
• tumbling
• frisking
• sporting
• reveling
• cutting capers
• disporting
• prancing
• bounding
• loping
• springing
• tripping
• carousing
• roistering
• kicking up one's heels
• curvetting
• clowning
• horsing around
• cutting up
• carrying on
• fooling around
• kiting
• roughhousing
• skylarking
• joyriding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pouting
• sulking
• stewing
• moping

2

as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playing
• recreating
• rollicking
• toying
• entertaining
• sporting
• cavorting
• joking
• amusing
• relaxing
• disporting
• romping
• skylarking
• dallying
• dabbling
• delighting
• resting
• frisking
• gamboling
• hanging
• pleasing
• teasing
• trifling
• loafing
• diverting
• idling
• fiddling (around)
• dawdling
• jesting
• puttering (around)
• lounging (around or about)
• screwing around
• messing around
• slacking (off)
• hanging about
• bumming (around)
• goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• working
• laboring
• struggling
• toiling
• sweating
• striving
• plodding
• plugging (away)
• straining
• slaving
• drudging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frolicking

Verb

Set up shop on Ponquogue Beach or Meschutt Beach, and enjoy frolicking in the water and listening to the waves. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026

The linocut print depicts women and children frolicking together by the shoreline. — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026

Pictures of healthy-looking people frolicking under avocado trees or whatever. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

This is a world of movers and shakers, and the plots have a frolicking quality that feels complementary to the Bob & Earl song that inspired the title of the first book, Harlem Shuffle. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close. — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026

However, the Scarlet Darkness Floral Smocked Dress is another stunning selection that’s under $35 now, and it’s practically made to be worn while frolicking around a European vineyard. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

Earlier this week, the actress, 35, broke out yet another pair of the sporty bottoms while frolicking around New York City. — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

By watching every moment of his famous subjects frolicking around the studio, we’d all be deprived of the chance to cherish the best seconds of it. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 May 2026