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horseplay n.
monkey business n.
shenanigans n.
sportiveness n.
tomfoolery n.
waggishness n.

NOUN

horseplay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hijinks misbehavior rowdiness

STRONG

buffoonery capers clowning pranks shenanigans tomfoolery

WEAK

fooling around fun and games rough-housing

NOUN

monkey business

Synonyms

WEAK

absurdity absurdness buffoonery carrying-on clowning around craziness disobedience foolery foolishness hanky-panky high jinks hokey-pokey horse feathers horseplay inanity insanity irresponsibility ludicrousness lunacy misbehavior mischief mischief-making monkeyshine nonsense poppycock prank silliness stupidity tommyrot

NOUN

shenanigans

Synonyms

STRONG

capers frolicsomeness gag horseplay misbehavior mischievousness naughtiness nonsense prank trouble vandalism

WEAK

dirty trick fooling around funny business hanky-panky high jinks horsing around monkey business

NOUN

sportiveness

Synonyms

STRONG

friskiness frolicsomeness gaiety impishness jauntiness lightheartedness liveliness merrymaking mirth spiritedness vivacity waggishness

Antonyms

STRONG

sadness unhappiness

NOUN

tomfoolery

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity bunk clowning craziness folly foolery foolishness fun giddiness horseplay insanity irresponsibility lunacy madness ridiculousness senselessness shenanigans silliness

WEAK

carrying-on fooling around funny business high jinks joking kidding around ludicrousness

Antonyms

STRONG

sense seriousness

NOUN

waggishness

Synonyms

STRONG

friskiness frolicsomeness gaiety impishness jauntiness lightheartedness liveliness merrymaking mirth spiritedness sportiveness vivacity

Antonyms

STRONG

sadness unhappiness

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Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The simpler and cheaper wine-gardens are being edged out by "California-style" heurigers and "Oktoberfest" antics, he argued.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The pair have a bit of rivalry with Price's on-stage roars and antics often provoking Littler into doing similar, but the teenager denied that Price can get "under his skin".

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

I was hoping to hear laughter from the Freedom Writers in the audience because usually they’re the only people who laugh at my antics.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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