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frivol

[friv-uhl] / ˈfrɪv əl /
VERB
dally/dally with
Synonyms
WEAK
be insincere with carry on cosset fool around frolic gambol have a fling lead on play around rollick romp tamper wanton
VERB
fritter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dissipate lavish misspend squander
STRONG
blow consume dally idle trifle
WEAK
be wasteful with cast away diddle away go through run through spend like water throw away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hoard save
WEAK
hold store
VERB
squander
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blow expend lavish misuse waste
STRONG
consume dissipate misspend scatter spend trifle
WEAK
be prodigal with be wasteful cash out frivol away go through prodigalize put out run through spend like water spring for throw away throw money around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hoard save
STRONG
accumulate collect gather
WEAK
set aside

Example Sentences

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There were few awards in fields of frivol: Oscars, Tonys, Grammys didn't exist.

From Time Magazine Archive

For his present visit, Gielgud apparently questioned the importance of being earnest: he would frivol first in Wilde's classic farce, later in Congreve's Restoration comedy, Love for Love.

From Time Magazine Archive

He only signaled to another guard—this one taller and older—who said, “Step aside, please, or we’ll have to arrest you. This is not a place to frivol with.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Scotland forbade "the great liberty that sundry persons take in provoking each other to singular combats upon sudden and frivol occasions," without license from his majesty.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved

I was not put here in the world to frivol through a life of gross pleasure.

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau