Thesaurus results for ANTICS

antics

noun

plural of antic

as in pranks

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke we'll have no more of your antics, so just settle down

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Recent Examples of antics Test your knowledge of culinary curveballs, airport antics and a lot more in this week's American Culture Quiz. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The games also include plenty of antics, including singing, dancing, and bouncing on the pitcher's mound. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 This episode notably lacked any nod to Trump, though mentions of the president as a whole have been brief compared to the previous season, when the president was the show’s focal point for absurd antics. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 For those of a certain age, news about the global antics of eponymous founder John McAfee may have made the name extra memorable. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The owl's antics tell young users that Duolingo understands their sense of humor, says Rivera. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 The face is customizable with various colorways, clock fonts, and photos; there’s also an animated Snoopy, whose antics change with the weather and the holidays. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026 This type of leader isn’t likely to emerge in a political culture that rewards antics and showmanship and punishes seriousness and integrity. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026 This was in response to the Heat letting loose with a whole lot of abject silliness during Tuesday’s intrasquad scrimmage, which actually is the perfect time for such antics. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The Muskego Police Department is warning Muskego High School students about consequences of pranks causing damage after the department received over 20 complaints in less than two weeks.

— Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The set includes a variety of items, including a new book entitled Slappy’s Book of Pranks, which includes directions for over 20 different pranks, Slappy trivia, a history of pranking, jokes and an introduction by Stine himself.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of pranks

Noun

Now, the rock face holds a series of adventures for children and adults, including a zip line, multilevel ropes course, a via ferrata climbing route, rock climbing walls, a free-fall zone and a rappelling area.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
She is joined on select adventures by her Mini Movers, a group of young kids who move, dance, imagine and play alongside her.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of adventures

Noun

These experiences can obliterate people’s ability to predict what will keep them safe.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Ukraine’s battlefield experiences may offer useful lessons for the Pentagon, which has spent decades developing and testing uncrewed aircraft for casualty evacuation missions without actually putting them into operation.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026