GAMESOME Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

gamesome

adjective

ˈgām-səm

Definition of gamesome

as in joyful

joyously unrestrained a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living

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Recent Examples of gamesome But there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022 Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral. — Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022

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Adjective

Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert) Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn are superb as Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s acerbic and joyful period film.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert) Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn play Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s acerbic and joyful period film.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyful

Adjective

Corey Holland, Kamarie’s father, said his daughter was an exuberant 5-year-old who loved princesses and made people laugh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
This means a skeptic who fought the crowd by sitting out the exuberant, bear-gutting rally of late-2020 to late-2021 was redeemed and granted an allotment of bragging rights (which expired almost immediately).

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of exuberant

Adjective

The comedy is still the thing in this frolicsome outdoor production, which takes place in the charming ambiance of the festival’s portable, mini-Elizabethan venue.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
These wall drawings—at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, in 2024; the Art Institute of Chicago, in 2025; and Houston’s Menil Collection, in 2025—were all temporary, like frolicsome mirages.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of frolicsome

Adjective

The sightlines are good and the atmosphere lively, confirming the potential of Plymouth, the biggest city in the country never to have hosted a top-flight football club.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Shipley-Welter remembers when the town was more lively, with open storefronts and a nearby grocery store.

— Julianna Mejia August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

For those who want to bring their furry friends along, head to Bonita Beach Dog Park, a dog-friendly, off-leash tidal flat where pups can roam freely and frolic in the shallow waters.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
But today, beachgoers continue to stroll, sunbathe and frolic buck naked on that stretch of sand, in defiance of the law.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of frolic

Adjective

Fresh lemon juice cuts through the sweetness, while a crown of sparkling wine lifts the pour into a crisp, bubbly finish.

— Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The other is a bubbly substance scientists believe is secreted to smother small predators and/or wash them out of the shell.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bubbly

Adjective

Spending has held up, in large part due to persistently low unemployment and a buoyant stock market that has boosted household wealth for many.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Her lively cast, led by a buoyant Ella Rubin, bounce off each other in a remote, gorgeous, lakeside setting on which the show’s entire story pivots.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of buoyant

Adjective

Along with the star, Bergamote 22 expertly blends in grapefruit and petitgrain for an effervescent opening, combined with white tea notes for extra freshness, plus a woody backbone of vetiver paired with amber and musk.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Aug. 2026
With her effervescent directorial debut, Meyer announces herself as a cinematic Caterpillar for the Alice in Wonderlands of our time.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of effervescent

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