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

Some distraction from the world at large may be in order and there is nothing like a romp through an apple orchard or pumpkin patch to lift the spirits. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 The romp abruptly ended at the Boise airport when Love and Chan were removed from a white sports car by federal agents, according to a video obtained by TMZ. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

The sequel marked a bit of sunshine amid the dark universes in which Pace often romps. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 The Panthers are coming off their own season-opening blowout victory, romping over Miami of Ohio 59-14 on Saturday. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for romp

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Noun

That borrowing spree, in turn, could present a risk to large Wall Street firms if clients are unable to pay them back.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The stakes are highest for Meta, which went on a massive spending spree last year to acquire talent and build a business in AI that could compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of spree

Verb

All of these girls, all of them, so beautiful, dancing to the same song every night, skin against the cold security of the pole, the stage, accepting the proffered bills graciously.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
The audience cheered for their favorite looks, danced to the soundtrack, and cooed at the cute dogs that appeared on the runway (one in sunglasses).

— Vogue, Vogue, 8 Oct. 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

When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
There’s also less of the eccentric charm that’s to be found in Wenders’ other docs, like the bits in Pina where the dancers cavort around in scruffy parts of Wuppertal where their home Dance Theater is based.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of cavort

Verb

Mayor Brandon Johnson hopped on a bike on Wednesday morning to help Chicago Public Schools students celebrate National Walk & Roll Day, a day meant to get students, parents, and teachers moving.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
So Straker hopped on a Blade and helicoptered out East to schmooze at Sant Ambroeus.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hop

Verb

As thousands of Kentucky fans leaped over the walls of the stadium and sprinted onto the turf, Stein's father got in on the fun as well, but in a different fashion.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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