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

Noun

Hummel Park, which straddles White Lick Creek near Plainfield, has a unique denizen frolicking in its woods and meadows. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 May 2026

Verb

Brad Conley of Rogers has been sending us photos of bucks with impressive racks frolicking in front of my favorite stand. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Similarly, Diana loved bringing her boys to the beach and frolicking in the ocean. — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026

Elk are fond of wallows in the heat of the summer, often frolicking in them late in the afternoon. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Franklin’s debut in Blacksburg was a frolicking, stress-free celebration of what Virginia Tech fans hope will be a return to better days. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The small-dog park remained on top of the 100 African graves — though pets are prohibited from frolicking in the island’s other cemeteries. — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Many a time while working in the field, Walker and her team saw their target species frolicking above their heads, yet their nets remained frustratingly empty at the end of the night. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Even the dreadful summer, when thousands of dead alewives washed ashore, couldn’t stop the O’Rourke kids from frolicking in Lake Michigan. — Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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