ROLLICK Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

rollick 1 of 2

noun

Definition of rollick

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun enjoying a summer rollick before knuckling down in medical school

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verb

ˈrä-lik

as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn

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as in to romp

to play and run about happily children rollicking during recess

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The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently slated for a fall release. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026 The canniest fictional dissection of femininity and the panopticon of social media arrives this spring in Yesteryear (Knopf), a rollicking satirical debut from Caro Claire Burke. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026 What began as a pipe dream in 2016’s sports media economy — building a subscription site centered around simply great sports journalism — became a rollicking reality. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026 The main festivities kicked off with a rollicking set by Donato, followed by Lenderman and his indie-rock stylings, along with more than a few Haynes cameos. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rollick

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Noun

Read our full breakdown of Jackson’s historic spending spree.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
This bacterial illness is infamous for the explosive killing spree known as the Black Death, which wiped out between a third and half of the population of Europe between 1347 and 1353.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of spree

Verb

Reimer played just one previous game this fall, a 35-save shutout in the American Hockey League on Saturday night, before signing an NHL contract for the rest of the season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The 2025 expansion team will have an opportunity to secure its first championship banner when Game 6 is played Thursday afternoon in Atlanta.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of play

Verb

The playground, called The Yard, resembles a junkyard where kids are given free rein to saw plywood by hand, romp in mud pits, and nail together structures to climb and jump from.

— Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
But Waititi, who wrote and directed the film, forgoes any attempt to capture the book’s existential depth, offering a manic, lighthearted robot romp instead.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of romp

Noun

His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.

— Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
In my backyard, rabbits gambol, squirrels leap and the birds sing with a new exuberance now that there’s no traffic noise from the nearby highway.

— Claire Messud, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020

Definition of gambol

Verb

The boys frolic in the sand, playfully wrestle with each other, and drive an orange camper van; some young women join the fun midway through, running across the dunes alongside the group.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, the actress took to social media to share a series of photos of herself frolicking around the Santa Monica Pier in a brunette wig while enjoying an afternoon with her best friend.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of frolic

Verb

At 1,502 square feet, Studio is an intimate, speakeasy-style nightclub with dark interiors, theatrical lighting and an immersive sound system designed for dancing.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Not only does an in-the-flesh Kassir appear with Booker dancing in the background with the Crypt Keeper, but Kassir told us the shoot had a very special guest.

— Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of dance

Verb

Surveillance video shows Jesse Driscoll stopped dead in his tracks, hopped across the lobby, and grabbed a chair as if preparing to tame a lion.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
After Hamilton got done church-hopping, volunteers held a get-out-the-vote event at a brewery not far from COR.

— Emma Green, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

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