ROLLICKING Synonyms: 297 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈrä-li-kiŋ

Definition of rollicking

as in raucous

being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way reunions with his friends from college were usually rollicking affairs

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as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing a rollicking boy who quickly charms everyone he meets

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rollicking

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noun

as in relaxation

activity engaged in to amuse oneself likes to indulge in mindless rollicking after a day at work in order to relax

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rollicking

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verb

present participle of rollick

as in playing

to engage in activity for amusement an educator who realized that children need to rollick as well as to study and learn

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as in dancing

to play and run about happily children rollicking during recess

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Recent Examples of rollicking

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This might not be saying much, since the entire movie, a rollicking and ruminative look at the director’s childhood and teenage years, could hardly have been made by anyone else. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 Rodrigo won three in total, actually, including best new artist, capping off a rollicking 15-month stretch. — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022 Ghost Hounds opened Saturday’s show with a rollicking 45 minute performance showcasing cuts from their latest studio album, September’s A Little Calamity. — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 In 2009, Christopher McDougall published Born to Run, a rollicking account of the distance running feats of a tribe living in Mexico’s Copper Canyons known as the Tarahumara. — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for rollicking

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollicking

Adjective

The Spice Girl, like her fellow judges, struggled to be heard over the raucous audience.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
Golden State started 5 of 27 in front of a raucous, sellout crowd.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

For good measure, Pabst’s social media updates took a tongue-in-cheek approach that may have actually convinced people the posts were more playful than actual pleas for help.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The world went in, and pliant, playful interpretations flowed out.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of playful

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Pattaya born of the Vietnam War In calling in a port near Pattaya, the Lincoln is coming to a rest-and-relaxation spot made famous during the Vietnam War-era as a raucous destination for US servicemembers to unwind from the pressures of war.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
The Standards Did Not Move Gould has consistently separated the expansion of chartering from any relaxation of standards, and his own statements draw the line clearly.

— AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of relaxation

Verb

Rumors have circulated that Stan may be playing Harvey Dent, the district attorney who eventually becomes the villainous Two-Face and was previously portrayed by Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, and Billy Dee Williams.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Trout, whose Angels tenure has included seven managers and five heads of baseball operations, will now be playing under a new owner for the first time.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of playing

Verb

Savchenko has been actively pursuing opportunities outside of dancing and is dabbling with a career in acting.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
At its El Segundo headquarters, dancing bots priced from about $2,000 to nearly $90,000 could fill roles in education, housework, security and warehouses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of dancing

Adjective

The boisterous, perhaps even hard-to-corral high school teenage boys would go silent.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite his undoubted technical ability, the boisterous midfielder is known for his aggressive play in the centre of the park which often draws the ire of fans of rival clubs.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of boisterous

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