gambol

The word “gambol” has 2 syllables: gam-bol

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæmbəl/


What is synonym and antonym for gambol?

In the thesaurus, “gambol” has 68 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gambol along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gambol

  • amusement
  • antic
  • bender
  • binge
  • bound
  • brannigan
  • bum
  • bust
  • caper
  • carouse
  • carry on
  • cavort
  • clown
  • curvet
  • cut
  • cut a caper
  • cut capers
  • cut loose
  • cut up
  • dance
  • disport
  • diversion
  • enjoyment
  • entertainment
  • escapade
  • festivity
  • field day
  • fling
  • fool around
  • frisk
  • frolic
  • hop
  • horse around
  • idyl
  • idyll
  • indulgence
  • joyride
  • jump
  • kibitz around
  • kite
  • lark
  • leap
  • lope
  • merriment
  • merrymaking
  • play
  • pleasure
  • ploy
  • prance
  • prank
  • recreation
  • revel
  • roister
  • rollick
  • romp
  • roughhouse
  • self-indulgence
  • skip
  • skylark
  • souse
  • splore
  • sport
  • spree
  • spring
  • toot
  • trip
  • tumble
  • whoop it up

Antonyms for gambol

  • face
  • mope
  • pout
  • stew
  • sulk

Meanings of gambol

  • noun
    1. An instance of running or skipping about playfully.
    2. An instance of more general frisking or frolicking.
  • verb
    1. To move about playfully; to frolic.
    2. To do a forward roll.

Example Sentences

  • The lambs in the meadow began to gambol playfully, showcasing their joyous and carefree spirits.
  • After the heavy rainfall, children took to the puddles to gambol and splash in the water.
  • The puppies were full of energy and would gambol around the yard, chasing each other with excitement.
  • As the sun set, the dancers began to gambol across the stage, expressing the exuberance of the performance.
  • In the lush forest, deer could be seen to gambol gracefully, leaping and frolicking in the open spaces.

On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gambol, such as: amusement, antic, bender, binge, bound, brannigan, bum.

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Related Words

dabble

  • amuse
  • amuse oneself with
  • be amateur
  • cavort
  • dally
  • dawdle
  • delight
  • dilly-dally
  • disport
  • divert
  • entertain
  • fiddle with
  • flirt with
  • frisk
  • frolic
  • gambol
  • goldbrick
  • hang
  • hang about
  • horse around
  • idle
  • jest
  • joke
  • kid around
  • loaf
  • mess around
  • monkey
  • monkey around
  • muck around
  • not be serious
  • play
  • play around
  • play games with
  • please
  • recreate
  • relax
  • rest
  • rollick
  • romp
  • screw around
  • skylark
  • sport
  • tease
  • toy
  • toy with
  • trifle
  • trifle with
  • work superficially

dallied

  • aestivated
  • ambled
  • amused
  • be insincere with
  • boondoggle
  • bummed
  • carry on
  • cavorted
  • chilled
  • coquetted
  • cosset
  • courted
  • crawled
  • crept
  • dabbled
  • dawdled
  • decelerated
  • delayed
  • delighted
  • diddled
  • dillydallied
  • disported
  • diverted
  • dozed
  • drag
  • dragged
  • droned
  • dropped behind
  • eased
  • entertained
  • estivated
  • fell behind
  • filibustered
  • flirted
  • fool around
  • fool with
  • fooled
  • fooled around
  • footled
  • frisked
  • fritter away
  • frivol
  • frivoled
  • frivolled
  • frolic
  • frolicked
  • furloughed
  • gambol
  • gamboled
  • gambolled
  • goldbricked
  • hang about
  • hanged
  • have a fling
  • hibernated
  • horse around
  • hung
  • hung about
  • hung fire
  • idle
  • idled
  • inched
  • jerk off
  • jested
  • joked
  • joshed
  • kicked around
  • kicked back
  • kidded
  • killed time
  • lag
  • lagged
  • lallygagged
  • lazed
  • lazied
  • lead on
  • led on
  • linger
  • lingered
  • loafed
  • loiter
  • loitered
  • lolled
  • lollygag
  • lollygagged
  • lounged
  • lumbered
  • malingered
  • manipulated
  • marked time
  • mashed
  • messed
  • messed around
  • monkeyed
  • moped
  • moseyed
  • mucked
  • piddled
  • play around
  • play games with
  • played
  • pleased
  • plodded
  • poked
  • procrastinate
  • procrastinated
  • put off
  • put on
  • putter
  • razzed
  • recreated
  • relaxed
  • rested
  • ribbed
  • rollick
  • rollicked
  • romp
  • romped
  • sauntered
  • screwed around
  • shilly-shallied
  • shuffled
  • skylarked
  • sported
  • staggered
  • stalled
  • strolled
  • strung along
  • swanned
  • tamper
  • tarried
  • tarry
  • teased
  • temporized
  • toyed
  • trail
  • trifle with
  • trifled
  • truanted
  • vamped
  • vegged out
  • wanton
  • waste time
  • while away
  • wooed

dally

  • aestivate
  • amble
  • amuse
  • boondoggle
  • bum
  • cavort
  • chill
  • coquet
  • coquette
  • court
  • crawl
  • creep
  • dabble
  • dawdle
  • decelerate
  • delay
  • delight
  • diddle
  • dillydally
  • disport
  • divert
  • doze
  • drag
  • drone
  • drop behind
  • ease
  • entertain
  • estivate
  • fall behind
  • filibuster
  • flirt
  • fool
  • fool around
  • fool with
  • footle
  • frisk
  • fritter away
  • frivol
  • frolic
  • furlough
  • gambol
  • goldbrick
  • hang
  • hang about
  • hang fire
  • hibernate
  • horse around
  • idle
  • inch
  • jerk off
  • jest
  • joke
  • josh
  • kick around
  • kick back
  • kid
  • kill time
  • lag
  • lallygag
  • laze
  • lazy
  • lead on
  • linger
  • loaf
  • loiter
  • loll
  • lollygag
  • lounge
  • lumber
  • malinger
  • manipulate
  • mark time
  • mash
  • mess
  • mess around
  • monkey
  • mope
  • mosey
  • muck
  • piddle
  • play
  • play around
  • play games with
  • please
  • plod
  • poke
  • procrastinate
  • put off
  • put on
  • putter
  • razz
  • recreate
  • relax
  • rest
  • rib
  • rollick
  • romp
  • saunter
  • screw around
  • shilly-shally
  • shuffle
  • skylark
  • sport
  • stagger
  • stall
  • string along
  • stroll
  • swan
  • tarry
  • tease
  • temporize
  • toy
  • trail
  • trifle
  • trifle with
  • truant
  • vamp
  • veg out
  • waste time
  • while away
  • woo

dance

  • Charleston
  • ball
  • blowout
  • bob
  • boogey
  • boogie
  • boogie down
  • boogy
  • bop
  • bunny hop
  • caper
  • celebration
  • conga
  • cotillion
  • cotillon
  • cut a rug
  • dart
  • dash
  • disco
  • event
  • festival
  • festivity
  • fete
  • flick
  • flicker
  • flirt
  • flit
  • flitter
  • flutter
  • fly
  • foot it
  • formal
  • fox-trot
  • foxtrot
  • frolic
  • gala
  • gambol
  • gavotte
  • get down
  • hoedown
  • hoof it
  • hop
  • hustle
  • jig
  • jitter
  • jitterbug
  • jive
  • jump
  • leap
  • mambo
  • mask
  • masque
  • masquerade
  • meander
  • mixer
  • one-step
  • party
  • pirouette
  • polka
  • prance
  • prom
  • promenade
  • ramble
  • reception
  • rhumba
  • roam
  • sail
  • samba
  • scamper
  • scud
  • scurry
  • scuttle
  • shag
  • shake a leg
  • shimmy
  • shindig
  • shoot
  • shuffle
  • skip
  • skitter
  • sock hop
  • soiree
  • speed
  • spin
  • sprint
  • square dance
  • step
  • strut
  • sway
  • swing
  • tango
  • tap
  • tap-dance
  • tread
  • trip
  • trip the light fantastic
  • twirl
  • twist
  • two-step
  • waltz
  • wander
  • whirl
  • zing
  • zip
  • zoom

dances

  • Charleston
  • ball
  • balls
  • blowouts
  • bob
  • boogeys
  • boogie
  • boogie down
  • boogies
  • bops
  • brawl
  • bunny hop
  • caper
  • careen
  • cavort
  • celebrations
  • conga
  • cotillions
  • cotillons
  • cut a rug
  • darts
  • dashes
  • disco
  • events
  • festivals
  • festivities
  • fetes
  • flickers
  • flicks
  • flies
  • flirts
  • flit
  • flits
  • flitters
  • flutters
  • foot it
  • formal
  • formals
  • fox-trots
  • foxtrot
  • frolic
  • galas
  • gambol
  • gavottes
  • get down
  • hoedown
  • hoedowns
  • hoof it
  • hop
  • hops
  • hustle
  • jig
  • jigs
  • jitter
  • jitterbug
  • jitterbugs
  • jive
  • jives
  • jump
  • leap
  • mambos
  • masks
  • masquerade
  • masquerades
  • masques
  • meanders
  • mingle
  • mixers
  • one-step
  • parties
  • polkas
  • prance
  • prances
  • prom
  • promenade
  • proms
  • rambles
  • receptions
  • rhumba
  • roams
  • rock
  • sails
  • samba
  • scampers
  • scuds
  • scurries
  • scuttles
  • shags
  • shakes a leg
  • shimmies
  • shimmy
  • shindig
  • shindigs
  • shoots
  • shuffles
  • skip
  • skips
  • skitters
  • social
  • sock hop
  • soirees
  • speeds
  • spin
  • sprints
  • square dances
  • step
  • steps
  • strut
  • struts
  • sway
  • swing
  • tango
  • tangos
  • tap
  • tap-dances
  • tread
  • treads
  • trip
  • trip the light fantastic
  • trips
  • trips the light fantastic
  • twist
  • twists
  • two-step
  • waltz
  • waltzes
  • wanders
  • whirl
  • zings
  • zips
  • zooms

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