CAVORT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

cavort

verb

kə-ˈvȯrt

Definition of cavort

as in to dance

to play and run about happily children cavorting on the first sunny day of spring

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Recent Examples of cavort While memi may sound cute as a faux-sector name, the memory chip companies are having a real impact across the public equities market, linking parts of the market that don’t typically cavort together. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 July 2026 McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 Sea-facing rooms have views of passing ships, cavorting dolphins and the magnificent sunsets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Formal dining rooms began disappearing from American homes in the last century, replaced by open kitchens, through which all members of the family can cavort freely, like a splash pad; contemporary Americans apparently have little use for the plate. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavort

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Nobody Wants This is back for a third season of dancing around the real issues of contemporary Judaism in America so that maybe Kristen Bell’s convert character Joanne can learn about hamantaschen rather than have one political conversation.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Laureate Park Lights aims to dazzle the Lake Nona community with lights that dance to music.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dance

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

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The foundation's dogs typically eat about 10 metric tons (22,046 pounds) of dry food each year and spend their summers gamboling in the remnants of snow in the mountains before heading 40 kilometers (25 miles) down winding roads back to the kennel in Barryland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026

Definition of gambol

Verb

The boys frolic in the sand, playfully wrestle with each other, and drive an orange camper van; some young women join the fun midway through, running across the dunes alongside the group.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday, the actress took to social media to share a series of photos of herself frolicking around the Santa Monica Pier in a brunette wig while enjoying an afternoon with her best friend.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of frolic

Verb

But Waititi, who wrote and directed the film, forgoes any attempt to capture the book’s existential depth, offering a manic, lighthearted robot romp instead.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Mark Stone had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights extended their strong start by romping past the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of romp

Verb

The 49ers scored a touchdown on fourth-and-goal as running back Christian McCaffrey leaped over the pile of linemen and stretched the ball across the goal line, giving San Francisco an early 7-0 lead.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Unlike most eVTOLs, which use propellers, the Roadster utilized compressed air jets to leap over other cars and propel from the top of a ramp six or seven stories high during its product reveal earlier this month.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of leap

Verb

Melting wafers, or chocolate melts, enable you to skip the tempering process.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
That feud went public during Jordan's 2016 stint on The Bachelorette, kicking off years of familial cold-shouldering and skipped family weddings.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of skip

Verb

The rollicking collaboration serves as the official lead single for Shatta’s forthcoming studio album, currently slated for a fall release.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
The canniest fictional dissection of femininity and the panopticon of social media arrives this spring in Yesteryear (Knopf), a rollicking satirical debut from Caro Claire Burke.

— Chloe Schama, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of rollick

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