MERRYMAKINGS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

merrymaking

noun

ˈmer-ē-ˌmā-kiŋ

Definition of merrymaking

as in festivity

joyful or festive activity Christmas Eve is always an occasion of much merrymaking at our home

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Recent Examples of merrymaking Museums also make for a great break from holiday-merrymaking. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025 Their everlasting merrymaking might seem warm and fuzzy at first glance, but in truth, there is a gloomy undercurrent to their existence, hiding just beneath the surface. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025 In fact, ancient Romans celebrated the day with a fertility festival with animal sacrifices and drunken merrymaking. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 For the Ryman show, that bit of merrymaking fell to Crow, Larkin Poe and Tuttle as Starr sang and drummed. — Nancy Kruh, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for merrymaking

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Noun

Argentina followers found the more official watch party at Centennial Park too um … impartial … for their tastes and moved their festivities a few blocks east.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
O’Hara said hotels further away from the festivities saw lower-than-expected reservations.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of festivity

Noun

Delivery had been delayed as the city grappled with the tragedy, a small but unforgettable reminder that Atlanta’s celebration had changed overnight.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
The whole thing, from the new series to the game nights themselves, even this evening’s celebrations, have the feeling of the late-1970s public access show TV Party, a loose, unpredictable New York salon helmed by Glenn O’Brien.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of celebration

Noun

All of it comes together in their new album in a rich symphonic display that creates tension, emotion, introspection, and revelry and that tells a deep narrative through sound, one that even the addition of lyrics couldn’t improve on.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 July 2026
Egypt won in penalties as well to join Mexico and Norway in newfound revelry.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of revelry

Noun

Throughout the visit, much of which could happen during a spring snowstorm, Denver city leaders will attempt to demonstrate the city’s logistical, financial and merriment potential.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 May 2026
Their laughs and chatter fill the countryside and one another’s hearts, the merriment binding them all together like caterpillars in one big cocoon.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of merriment

Noun

There’s an inevitable triumphalism in all this rejoicing, and that was certainly also true in 1876 during the nation’s centennial.

— Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Nancy Lemann, bard of New Orleans and stylist nonpareil, has gotten a glow-up—and in some corners, there’s already been much rejoicing.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of rejoicing

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