GAMBOL Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

gambol 1 of 2

noun

Definition of gambol

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun she and her old college roommate headed off for one final European gambol before returning to the States to start their separate careers

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gambol

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verb

ˈgam-bəl

as in to cavort

to play and run about happily dog owners chat while their pooches gambol on the park's great lawn

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Recent Examples of gambol

Noun

In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway. — Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020 Designed by Amanda Villalobos, the prehistoric arthropods in this show gambol about with googly eyes and flicking antennas and tails. — Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020

Verb

The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 The Paiva children, including Vera (played as a young woman by Valentina Herszage) and Marcelo (played as a boy by Guilherme Silveira), are gamboling on a sunny beach, playing volleyball, and chasing a stray puppy. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gambol

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Noun

Stocks in Asia and the United States fell Friday after technological advances announced by a Chinese artificial intelligence company intensified concerns that the AI spending spree driving this year’s market rally could be at risk.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Following a 35-minute ambient companion to ILIIAITE released a year later, Loathe have been in road-dog mode, accompanying everyone from Knocked Loose to Korn to Three Days Grace on a near-constant spree of world tours.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026

Definition of spree

Verb

McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026

Definition of cavort

Noun

Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
The Blue Blur is set to race to the box office next year for the franchise’s fourth gold ring-collecting romp.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of romp

Verb

Fans were launched into the air, beer shimmered in the sunlight as it was sprayed onto fellow fans, and dozens sang, danced and waved Mexican flags.

— Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
Across their past two albums, Yard Act injected funk bass back into post-punk to make listeners dance.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

Definition of dance

Verb

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
Meanwhile, Kaia Gerber and Hailey Bieber have frolicked NYC’s streets in Repetto’s slim ballet flats and pumps.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Definition of frolic

Noun

Feeling slightly out of place amid this crowd is Annie, here on a lark to appease her sister.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
That includes a bird-calling scene that sees the duo strolling through the forest and offering up their own spin on the calls of thrushes and larks.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2026

Definition of lark

Verb

The audio of the sports stars’ heated conversation is largely inaudible, so Paul hopped online to offer his side of the story.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026
As the rain began to pick up and mist rolled into the mountains, a few of us hopped in the working car to visit a cafe 4 miles down the road at a seaside campground.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

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