ROMPED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

romped

verb

past tense of romp

as in danced

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

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Recent Examples of romped The Knights won last year’s game 60-29 and romped in similar fashion in 2024 (68-49), 2023 (56-28) and 2022 (55-14). — Nate Peterson, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 This time the Eagles romped to a 40–22 win in Super Bowl LIX. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026 Tuesday’s elections for the Florida Legislature saw a progressive from Kissimmee win a seat in the state House while incumbents romped in party primaries across Central Florida. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Keegan not only rescued Newcastle from relegation in 1991-92; the following campaign his team romped to the second-division title and surged into the Premier League. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 In November, the president was on hand as the NFL’s Washington Commanders hosted the Detroit Lions, and the visitors romped 44-22. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Ticket prices are skyrocketing with the league's biggest market finally back in the series, with tickets inside the Garden so hard to acquire that Knicks fans have instead bought up seats in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Cleveland as their team romped through the Eastern Conference playoffs. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 Instead, Potapova battled back to even things and then quickly romped in the tiebreaker, winning 7-1. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

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Daniels took a snap, danced around, was tackled and the clock expired.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
But to many people, the GSX-R750 still danced just that little bit better.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of danced

Verb

Caminero short-hopped the ball with his backhand and fired a strong throw to first.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Even Kardashian’s sister, Kendall Jenner, hopped on the trend, wearing strappy Jimmy Choo black suede sandals over the summer while attending a SoHo pop-up for a Korean skin care brand.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of hopped

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The wide receiver leaped from the 2-yard line, made a one-handed grab around an Eagles defender and landed in the end zone.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Cornerback Deonte Banks leaped in the air, ran across the line of scrimmage, then leaped again in celebration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaped

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The sight of Howe leading his players around the ground as Sunderland cavorted in front of their supporters, high in level seven, was excruciating.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Andy Samberg cavorted on behalf of Hellmann’s mayonnaise, dressed as some sort of off-kilter Neil Diamond wanna-be.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of cavorted

Verb

Fast-food staples like McDonald’s became a low-cost refuge where seniors lingered over morning coffee, students gathered after school and young kids frolicked in play areas.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Kids frolicked in the new Nikki Spoelstra Play Forest, one of the segment’s highlights, while a band played and vendors hawked food by South Miami City Hall as advocates and officials spoke at the dedication.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of frolicked

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Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Artisans invited us into their workrooms, where the creatures gamboled on tables and spilled out across every surface, awaiting coats of paint.

— Te-Ping Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2021

Definition of gamboled

Verb

The pregame commemoration of that anniversary was well done, even if more fans than usual skipped the game that followed.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Democratic donors, meanwhile, have increasingly skipped over the Democratic National Committee, with some choosing to instead funnel money directly to candidates.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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