LARKS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of lark

as in sprees

a time or instance of carefree fun the kids will have a grand lark at the carnival

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lark

as in dances

to play and run about happily we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs

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Noun

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 His movies are goofs, larks, stunts, knowingly arch bizarro-world riffs. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026 Some of us are unambiguous morning larks. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for larks

Noun

This spring, college hoops teams went on staggering spending sprees, with some individual players set to earn as much as entire teams did a season ago.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The People’s Bank of China, for instance, has pushed for multi-month buying sprees, while the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated roughly 100 tonnes of gold back to domestic vaults.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of sprees

Verb

Alvarez dances with Frankie Grande, Ariana’s brother, during her Brooklyn concert, receiving the family blessing.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 July 2026
This book about a couple in complex crisis creates a sense of political alienation that The Drama frankly dances around.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026

Definition of dances

Verb

In one particularly zany scene that was teased to the public, Hart (OK, his stuntman) hops on a pink stretch limo zooming around the Brickell area.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Even to the extent that a particular state starts out with the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws, differing (and sometimes wildly differing) application of those rules can vary as one hops across state borders.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of hops

Noun

If powder-white beaches, turquoise waters, and lush jungles are at the top of your travel itinerary, the following 11 idylls are must-gos, where nature is at its most relaxed and pleasurable.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.

— Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of idylls

Verb

Following the officer’s voice, the cat leaps up to a higher ledge, then up again to the railing near the roadway.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
As such, anytime those on the right, or even tangentially associated with the right, notice or say something about a movie or entertainment property, Variety leaps in to defend their political party.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of leaps

Verb

The Kremlin is also likely to make sure that the mobilization effort largely skips over the capital and other large cities, and instead focuses on poorer areas.

— Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Instead, this version skips the herbs entirely and leans on lemon and almonds for flavor and ricotta cheese for body.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026

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