ROMP Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

romp 1 of 2

noun

ˈrämp

Definition of romp

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun one last romp before starting their new life as parents

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verb

as in to dance

to play and run about happily the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready

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Noun

Superhero movies weren't dominating the box office, and tapping the Evil Dead director for a PG-13 action romp that had been in development hell for 25 years wasn't guaranteed to work out. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026 The critter gained numerous fans during its brief romp around Comerica, with the crowd booing after its capture and again when Miller called for a round of applause for the ground crew after the ordeal. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Verb

Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 That said, to ensure your pooch gets to romp around in the summer sun, too, add the Town of Falmouth Dog Park to your list for off-leash fun, and The Knob for leashed, shoreline strolls. — Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for romp

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Noun

Vinson hit Bunch for a 34-yard TD strike late in the second quarter to end Maine South’s scoring spree.

— Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
After a hiring spree this year, the labor market has shown some signs of cooling.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of spree

Verb

Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
As skirts got shorter and the Jazz Age changed how women dressed, women wanted to show off their feet and looked for secure shoes for dancing.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dance

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

Many a time while working in the field, Walker and her team saw their target species frolicking above their heads, yet their nets remained frustratingly empty at the end of the night.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The star took a break from basking in the sun and frolicking through the waves, lining up on the white sand in front of the ocean with her BFFs for a silly dance party.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of frolic

Verb

Euphoric players cavorting in disbelief, long-suffering fans crumpling to their knees in tears, commentators’ voices cracking at the drama of it all.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Actors depicting a who’s who of artists, like Picasso and Warhol, cavort around the stage.

— Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

Definition of cavort

Verb

Brand manager Euan Franco flagged the trend online earlier this month, and decided to hop on the rhinestone bandwagon, hoping to resonate with SunLife’s consumers.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
On May 8, Michael Mott, 41, hopped a perimeter fence and entered an active runway at Denver International Airport.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hop

Verb

Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
In the distance, a toddler in a matching Nike outfit literally leaped into the arms of a crying woman, perhaps a grandmother, squeezing tightly for a hug.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

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