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Synonyms for frisk

  • verb
  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

lark about lark skylark curvet

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

sport, romp, caper, play, cavort, skip, leap, lark about, skylark, lark, curvet, rollick, wanton, disport dated

Noun

1. Frolic — A little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement

frolic, gambol

Other

pat-down, dance, run-around, frisco dated

Adjective

frisky, frolicsome

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To frolic, gambol, skip, dance, leap.

  2. n. 1

    A little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement.

Related words

Word family
frisco
Phrases
stop-and-frisk

Forms

Plural
frisks → frolics, gambols, pat-downs, dances…
Past participle
frisked
e.g. frisked → sported, romped, capered, played…

Example sentences

  • lark Mrs. Lark played the piano and the children sang.
  • skylark The Eurasian skylark is a migratory bird.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
friskrising
larksteady
skylarksteady
curvetfalling

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

By length

4 letters
play1, skip1, leap1, lark1, romp1
5 letters
dance1, sport1, caper2
6 letters
wanton2, frisco2, frolic2, frisky2, gambol, cavort2, curvet
7 letters
skylark2, disport, rollick
10 letters
frolicsome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caper2 = 2 syllables).

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