Synonyms for rollicking
- adjective
- noun
Most common
playful joyous frisky frolicsome boisterous blustering rollicksome
Definitions
- adj. 1
carefree, merry and boisterous
- n. 1
A scolding, a bollocking.
Thanks for explaining the situation. I'm going to give him the rollicking of his life.
Related words
- Other spellings
- rollocking
Forms
- Plural
- rollickings → vituperations…
Example sentences
- playful The dolphin is an intelligent and playful creature.
- joyous To Boris's joyous surprise, there was a payphone there.
- frisky Kittens are infinitely frisky.
- boisterous Tom and Johannes were as boisterous as children.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rollicking | rising | |
| playful | rising | |
| joyous | rising | |
| frisky | rising | |
| frolicsome | steady | |
| boisterous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gay1
- 5 letters
- merry2, jolly2
- 6 letters
- lively2, joyous2, frisky2
- 7 letters
- playful2, coltish
- 8 letters
- sportive, frolicky, gamesome
- 9 letters
- vivacious3, sprightly2
- 10 letters
- boisterous3, blustering3, frolicsome
- 11 letters
- rollicksome
- 12 letters
- vituperation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (merry2 = 2 syllables).