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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As the Seminole band played the alma mater song, Calhoun jumped up on the band director podium and danced to the music of the Pride of the Tribe band with Hampton.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
In Chmerkovskiy’s absence last week, Dewan danced with fellow pro Alan Bersten instead.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of danced

Verb

But before Nixon hopped online, the tone from party leadership couldn’t have been further from that of the rank and file Democrats participating in chat section of the virtual call.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
After a few minutes of chitchat, Martinez hopped inside a giant gorilla suit with Lezama’s help and pranced around in front of the lot to happy honks from cars passing by.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of hopped

Verb

Major figures such as Edie Falco, Kent Jones, and Isabella Rossellini leapt to his support, while donations to the CAC dried up, and box office receipts cratered, IndieWire reported last month.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026
After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of leaped

Verb

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

Five, maybe six, live roaches frolicked in a cabinet under a handwash sink.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
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

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

After missing the playoffs, Notre Dame skipped its bowl game and had a public rift with the ACC, the conference its non-football teams play in.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
However, when Portugal failed to win its group and played elsewhere, Freddy skipped coming to KC.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of skipped

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