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

Adjective

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

Noun

This relaxation of the rules thus allows certain distant male relatives who are over 15 years old and unmarried to rejoin the imperial family.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Ordering a drink can mark the start of a night out, signal relaxation or ease self-consciousness around other people.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of relaxation

Verb

As skirts got shorter and the Jazz Age changed how women dressed, women wanted to show off their feet and looked for secure shoes for dancing.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 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

Noun

Paranormal Activity understands just how much fun that can be, crafting a story so suspenseful, so surprising and so startling that the audience’s screams become a soundtrack all their own.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
There’s a fun bit when Green pulls her badge to walk Reacher out through the police cordon, pretending to have placed him under arrest, but the ruse doesn’t last long.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of fun

Verb

No, not entertaining in the typical star-player-doing-amazing-things kind of way.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
With a staff of tremendous talent, including director Mitch Riggin, FOX Sports IndyCar Director, Miller produces and entertaining telecast that sets FOX Sports apart from its other television competitors.

— Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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