FROLICSOME Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

frolicsome

adjective

ˈfrä-lik-səm

Definition of frolicsome

as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing a frolicsome uncle who was a favorite among his relatives

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as in joyful

joyously unrestrained teachers smiling at the frolicsome students leaving school for summer vacation

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Recent Examples of frolicsome The show starts frolicsome and then morphs into a farce that grows more than a little hellish, NPR critic John Powers writes. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 May 2026 Even Bauman’s funniest musical bits get swallowed in the show’s frothy, frolicsome relentlessness. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025 On April 4, Ogden will take part in the frolicsome, 100 percent amateur Nordic X race at the tiny Cochran’s Ski Area in Vermont. — Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026 The vitality of her language, its frolicsome dance with personification, communicates its own resistance in the face of an indifferent world, exploited by imperialist greed and barbaric, militant might. — Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026 These wall drawings—at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, in 2024; the Art Institute of Chicago, in 2025; and Houston’s Menil Collection, in 2025—were all temporary, like frolicsome mirages. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

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Adjective

The bar program is playful, colorful and communal — expect to see a little something for everyone.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
The playful exchange is the latest glimpse into the couple's famously candid relationship.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Definition of playful

Adjective

Vibrant banners will fill the land alongside lively Spanish music.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
On East Passyunk Avenue, Supérette is a lively French wine bar, market and bottle shop where rosé and pastis are enjoyed with snacks like duck prosciutto and raclette sandwiches.

— Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

The country’s massive celebrations have made international headlines, with videos of exuberant fans rocking cars and even buses going viral.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Across the Bay Area, plenty of events are planned to accommodate the swarms of exuberant fans gathering to experience the hype, even without any game tickets.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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For those who want to bring their furry friends along, head to Bonita Beach Dog Park, a dog-friendly, off-leash tidal flat where pups can roam freely and frolic in the shallow waters.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
But today, beachgoers continue to stroll, sunbathe and frolic buck naked on that stretch of sand, in defiance of the law.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of frolic

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Astrologically, this is happening while both Luna and Venus journey through the dazzling and vivacious sign of Leo, making this cosmic close-up all the more fitting when considering this Fire sign’s majestic archetype.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
What happens when a vivacious, perky, wannabe actress moves across the hall from two Caltech physicists whose idea of a big Saturday night is a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons?

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

Definition of vivacious

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For the past half-decade, evilgiane and his Surf Gang collective have had their hands all over the quirkiest and most effervescent sounds of rap’s underground and mainstream.

— Oba Awolowo, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026
But true lambrusco, made in the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna is dry, bracing and delicately effervescent.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of effervescent

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Johnson and his colleagues are now arguing that the formation of continents on Earth was caused largely by an intense, sustained barrage of asteroid impacts that kept the early crust hot and thin enough to make buoyant continents possible.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
But estimate-beating earnings reports and buoyant guidance—which the 1990s tech bubble lacked—haven’t been enough to sustain bullishness as investors start to doubt whether profits will come in as strong as expected.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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