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(Entry 1 of 3)
- reunions with his friends from college were usually rollicking affairs
Synonyms for rollicking
- boisterous,
- hell-raising,
- knockabout,
- rambunctious,
- raucous,
- robustious,
- roisterous,
- rowdy,
- rumbustious
- [chiefly British]
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- callithumpian,
- carnival,
- carnivalesque,
- larrikin
- [chiefly Australian],
- raffish,
- rampageous,
- riotous,
- rowdyish,
- ruffianly
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- a rollicking boy who quickly charms everyone he meets
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rollicking
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of rollicking (Entry 2 of 3)
- likes to indulge in mindless rollicking after a day at work in order to relax
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- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- romping
- devilment,
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- hanky-panky,
- hob,
- impishness,
- jinks,
- knavery,
- mischief,
- mischievousness,
- rascality,
- roguishness,
- waggery
- buffoonery,
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- tomfoolery
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rollicking
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rollicking (Entry 3 of 3)
- an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn
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- children rollicking during recess
Synonyms for rollicking
- capering,
- cavorting,
- disporting,
- frisking,
- frolicking,
- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- larking,
- romping,
- sporting
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“Rollicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollicking. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of rollicking was in 1811
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