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Definitions

merry-go-round

[mer-ee-goh-round] / ˈmɛr i goʊˌraʊnd /

NOUN

amusement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diversion hobby recreation

STRONG

distraction entertainment interest joke lark play prank sport

Antonyms

STRONGEST

profession vocation work

WEAK

boredom

NOUN

carousel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

roundabout whirligig

WEAK

conveyer ride

NOUN

diversion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusement distraction fun pastime pleasure

STRONG

ball beguilement delectation delight dissipation enjoyment frivolity game gratification grins hoopla laughs levity picnic play relaxation relish sport whoopee

WEAK

disport divertissement field day fun and games high time

Antonyms

STRONGEST

work

STRONG

seriousness

WEAK

chore task vocation

NOUN

spree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

binge celebration orgy rampage

STRONG

bacchanalia ball bash caper carousal carousing fling frolic jag jamboree junket lark party revel rip splurge tear

WEAK

field day high jinks high time spending expedition

NOUN

whirl

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clatter ferment flurry tumult whirlwind

STRONG

ado agitation bustle daze dither fluster flutter furor fuss hubbub hurry moil pother round ruction rush series spin stir storm succession tempest turbulence uproar

WEAK

hurly-burly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm calmness peace

Example Sentences

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But a "merry-go-round of referrals, assessments, case-closures and hand-offs" meant no agency took the lead or understood the danger he posed.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

I’m not sure how to step off the merry-go-round.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

But for all the fun it is, this show pony might as well be on a merry-go-round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Vlada Ovchinnikova stood posing for her boyfriend at a stall offering mugs of steaming wine, as children rode horses on a brightly-lit merry-go-round in front of a giant Christmas tree.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

The mysterious electricity must have come on in the night and awakened the merry-go-round.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

merry-go-round

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