escapades

noun

plural of escapade
as in pranks
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke their escapades at the prep school became the stuff of boarding-school legend

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Recent Examples of escapades The Last of the Mohicans Set in 1757 during the Seven Years’ War, this historical novel follows the escapades of wayfaring Natty Bumppo and his Mohican companions, Chingachgook and Uncas. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Outer Banks’ success has always rested on an emotional depth that distracts from nonsense plot points and over-the-top escapades. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 At first, her escapades to slow down reporting Alice’s monumental find provide a good deal of levity. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026 As is customary on Grylls’ shows, guests dine on animals found during their escapades – each far less appetizing than loaves of bread or fish. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 Enter Arjona, 34, as the investigator hot on Thomas’s trail, and amid the escapades and adventure, a certain affection between the two seems to form. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 One of the most famous escapades at Church Street took place in 1997. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 While the Jeep legacy dates to primarily to off-road military use, the hybrid model is oriented toward on-road escapades. — James Raia, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 Like Buster Keaton before him, Knoxville has an uncanny awareness of how his death-defying escapades appear on camera. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escapades
  1. pranks
  2. adventures
  3. experiences
  4. tricks
Noun
  • And on social media, videos show a range of other unwanted recordings, from relatively inoffensive pranks to more harmful videos featuring bullying or harassment.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Alves, who is known online for her day-in-the-life content as well as making videos documenting humorous pranks, had nearly 60,000 followers on Instagram.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pranks
Noun
  • Tucked away near Lucille Ball’s former dressing room, nestled between soundstages on the Paramount lot is the office where John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein cook up many of their big-screen adventures.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • From hiking adventures to international trips, these women are embracing independent travel and finding unexpected freedom along the way.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of adventures
Noun
  • Panel also impressed by NASA’s leadership Toward the end of the safety panel’s meeting on Monday, a few members made some striking comments about their experiences working with NASA this year.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The VICs are also invited to the Paris presentations, which are full-day experiences featuring canapés, cocktails and cookies inside major cultural institutions.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of experiences
Noun
  • Some of his bar inventions, for instance, were less grand thematic ideas and simply tricks to keep patrons indoors and ordering.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Treister had a smart sense of humor, often performing magic tricks for anyone who would come over to his home, his family said.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricks

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“Escapades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escapades. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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