capers

NOUN

horseplay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hijinks misbehavior rowdiness

STRONG

antics buffoonery clowning pranks shenanigans tomfoolery

WEAK

fooling around fun and games rough-housing

NOUN

shenanigans

Synonyms

STRONG

antics 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

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“Deadliest Catch” never needed stupid capers to create tension, and with any luck there won’t be many more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Or maybe just revelling in the Canadian capers.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

It is a collection that stretches from Kansas to Tennessee to New York, with capers that have only grown more brazen over four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

I made pasta puttanesca.I'm sure I didn't rinse the capers.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

All the capers that cheap dye could cut was showing in her hair.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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