Synonyms of high jinks

high jinks

plural noun

ˈhī-ˌjiŋks 

variants also hijinks

as in joking

wildly playful or mischievous behavior

despite the team's dismal record, the players have won over many fans with their exuberant high jinks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• nonsense
• shenanigan(s)
• funning
• horsing around
• monkeying
• monkey business
• tomfoolery
• buffoonery
• sporting
• clowning
• monkeyshine(s)
• playfulness
• skylarking
• roughhousing
• roughhouse
• horseplay
• clownery
• slapstick
• mischief
• foolery
• prankishness
• deviltry
• rumbustiousness
• rowdyism
• clownishness
• childishness
• trickery
• jesting
• rowdiness
• boisterousness
• rambunctiousness
• mischievousness
• silliness
• roguishness
• foolishness
• rascality
• gambolling
• revelry
• merrymaking
• frivolity
• sportiveness
• waggery
• cavorting
• frolicking
• roguery
• impishness
• romping
• devilry
• knavery
• gamboling
• roistering

Examples of high jinks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Romantic — and professional — high jinks ensue as the trio attempts to navigate their complicated new dynamic. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 July 2024

The resulting series of escalating high jinks, which includes the use of blowfish poison, verges on the farcical, but the novel’s major chord is one of rueful longing. —The New Yorker, 12 June 2024

The mystery plot itself is fairly thin, played more for noirish atmosphere and action high jinks than any great narrative twists, but what powers it emotionally — what powers the whole thing — is the way the film invests us in wanting Colt and Jody to get back together. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2024

Therefore scenes featuring Harry's high jinks, the more humiliating the better, were important to stand out. —Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024