Synonyms of skylarked

skylarked

verb

past tense of skylark

1

as in acted up

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior

couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acted up
• showed off
• cut up
• horsed around
• hotdogged
• fooled around
• reveled
• clowned (around)
• carried on
• showboated
• roared
• roughhoused
• wassailed
• monkeyed (around)
• revelled
• misbehaved
• larked
• gamboled
• cavorted
• capered
• romped
• rollicked
• frisked
• mafficked
• caroused
• frolicked
• gambolled
• disported

2

as in played

to engage in activity for amusement

he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• recreated
• rollicked
• entertained
• joked
• toyed
• frolicked
• sported
• amused
• relaxed
• disported
• dallied
• gamboled
• pleased
• delighted
• hung about
• cavorted
• goldbricked
• trifled
• dabbled
• romped
• rested
• screwed around
• teased
• diverted
• puttered (around)
• frisked
• loafed
• messed around
• hanged
• dabbled
• gambolled
• slacked (off)
• fiddled (around)
• idled
• dawdled
• hung
• jested
• lounged (around or about)
• bummed (around)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plugged (away)
• worked
• wrought
• labored
• struggled
• strained
• toiled
• slaved
• strived
• strove
• sweated
• sweat
• plodded
• drudged

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• plugged (away)
• worked
• wrought
• labored
• struggled
• strained
• toiled
• slaved
• strived
• strove
• sweated
• sweat
• plodded
• drudged

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