roughhousing

NOUN

fooling

Synonyms

STRONG

bluffing farce frolicking jesting joshing kidding roughhouse sham skylarking spoofing teasing trifling

WEAK

buffoonery clownishness high jinks horseplay making light mockery nonsense pretense rowdiness

Antonyms

WEAK

seriousness

NOUN

prank

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antic gag high jinks horseplay lark spoof trick

STRONG

caper caprice escapade fancy fooling frolic gambol hotfoot levity lightness play put on rib rollick roughhouse rowdiness shenanigans shine skylarking sport tomfoolery whim

WEAK

monkeyshines

Antonyms

STRONG

seriousness work

NOUN

shenanigan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antic escapade gag high jinks horseplay

STRONG

caper caprice fancy frolic gambol hotfoot joke lark levity lightness play put on rib rowdiness shine spoof sport tomfoolery trick whim

WEAK

fooling monkeyshines rollick roughhouse skylarking

Antonyms

STRONG

seriousness work

Example Sentences

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Roughhousing does not come naturally for every dad, however.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2011