Synonyms for gambol

Most common

frisk · sport · romp · frolic

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

mope, trudge, plod

All antonyms of gambol →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To move about playfully; to frolic.

   The lawn spread freely onward, as of old, over which, in sweet company, he had once gambolled.

2. n. 1

   An instance of running or skipping about playfully.

Forms

Plural

gambols → plays, capers, run-arounds, jumps…

Past participle

gamboled
e.g. gamboled → frisked, sported, romped, frolicked…

Example sentences

• sport I like to play sport for fun, not for competition.
• frisk I don't like frisk searches.
• romp My dog likes to romp in the snow.
• frolic The children frolic in the meadow, chasing butterflies.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

game¹, play¹, jump¹, skip¹, leap¹, lark¹, romp¹

5 letters

sport¹, prank¹, frisk¹, caper², antic²

6 letters

frolic², cavort², curvet

7 letters

skylark², disport, rollick

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

In other languages

Français

gambader

Español

retozar

Deutsch

herumtollen

Català

guimbar