Synonyms for romp

Most common

frolic · cavort · sport · lark

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

defeat, loss, struggle

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.

   When the kids're allowed to romp in the bedroom, they break something.

2. n. 1

   A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit.

3. n. 2

   An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment.

4. n. 3

   A decisive victory; a game, match etc. which is won easily.

Related words

Word family

romper

Forms

Plural

romps → laughers, blowouts, runaways, shoo-ins…

Past participle

romped
e.g. romped → frolicked, cavorted, sported, larked…

Example sentences

• lark Mrs. Lark played the piano and the children sang.
• 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

play¹, leap¹, ramp¹, lark¹

5 letters

sport¹, bound¹, frisk¹, caper²

6 letters

stroll¹, wanton², frolic², gambol, cavort², hoyden, curvet

7 letters

runaway³, blowout², skylark², laugher², disport, rollick

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

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