as in amusing
given to good-natured joking or teasing
the little girl was lighthearted and playful
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Recent Examples of playful
Other social media users also joined the conversation, adding playful comments to the thread started by the original person who uploaded the photos.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Their unique and whimsical cat design (each coaster comes with a cat butt design) adds a playful touch to your home decor.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Cut to 2025, and the world is a less playful place following Reubens’ sudden death in July 2023.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
New play activities include log-like seating around a toy campfire with s’mores and roasting sticks that add to the playful element, a farmer’s market stand, complete with play food and accessories, a wooden play grill and a snake that children are encouraged to sit on.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Their unique and whimsical cat design (each coaster comes with a cat butt design) adds a playful touch to your home decor.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Cut to 2025, and the world is a less playful place following Reubens’ sudden death in July 2023.
—Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
New play activities include log-like seating around a toy campfire with s’mores and roasting sticks that add to the playful element, a farmer’s market stand, complete with play food and accessories, a wooden play grill and a snake that children are encouraged to sit on.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playful
Adjective
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More Getty Images What made his Saturday round at Sedgefield Country Club more amusing was the birdie surge.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Also, the British themselves are generally strange and amusing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Lacy maintains a mischievous relationship with social media.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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With the help of Michał, a fellow school outcast, Hania encounters Sindri—a mischievous pixie living in the nearby forest—who vows to aid them.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Heading outside, the open-plan sports deck is designed for lounging, dining, and entertaining, the sun deck offers space for relaxing at anchor, and the sea deck is geared toward water sports.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Carpenter was the epitome of poise, delivering an energetic and entertaining performance on stage while controlling the moment with a quick wit between songs.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its Crown Kids Club pulses with creativity—think gooey slime-making, art workshops, kids’ gymnastics, and lively Pokémon shows—plus a dedicated cinema, a LEGO playroom, a mini kitchen workshop, and a glittering Princess Spa.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The lively multi-cultural party band Kotoko Brass plays on Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. on Guilford Green Stage One.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, they are pressured into becoming guests of the castle's owner, a transvestite mad scientist called Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), and his merry bad of misfits.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Aug. 2025
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Robin Hood and his merry men were yeomen of the most courageous sort.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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About six months later, the Parker family — including Bernedoodle Ben, the household boss; and Toby, the energetic and goofy chocolate Labrador — moved into their new home.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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His sweetness and sensitivity are nowhere to be found in his goofy, charmless performance.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Carpenter was the epitome of poise, delivering an energetic and entertaining performance on stage while controlling the moment with a quick wit between songs.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The energetic period piece follows five young and wealthy American women in the 1870s, who travel to London searching for husbands.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Bohon has the requisite sparkling eyes and frisky camaraderie that define Kathy as well as the best singing voice in the cast.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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She’s created a few standout pieces, including a corset and minidress (there’s also a bodysuit and swimwear in a frisky leopard print and some faux leather bottoms), which are essentials in her own wardrobe.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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“Playful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playful. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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