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Synonyms for caper

Most common

romp frolic gambol curvet prank antic capriole

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Prank

prank, antic, trick, put-on informal, joke, dido, shenanigan informal, shine slang dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A playful leap or jump.

  2. n. 2

    A jump while dancing.

Related words

Word family
caprine
Phrases
caper merchant caper bush

Forms

Plural
capers → romps, plays, jumps, frolics…

Example sentences

  • romp My dog likes to romp in the snow.
  • frolic The children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.
  • prank Sami took it so far that his prank became a crime.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
caperrising
romprising
frolicrising
gambolsteady
curvetfalling
prankrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
job1, hop1
4 letters
play1, jump1, joke1, skip1, leap1, lark1, romp1, dido2
5 letters
dance1, sport1, bound1, trick1, shine1, vault1, prank1, frisk1, antic2
6 letters
spring1, frolic2, gambol, curvet
7 letters
disport, rollick
8 letters
capriole
10 letters
shenanigan4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dido2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cabriole