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caper v.
frolic v.
play v.
romp v.

VERB

caper

Synonyms

STRONG

bounce bound dance frisk gambol hop jump leap play rollick romp skip spring

WEAK

blow the lid off cut loose go on a tear horse around kick up one's heels let loose raise hell whoop it up

VERB

frolic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cavort gambol

STRONG

caper carouse frisk lark play prance revel riot rollick romp sport spree

WEAK

cut loose fool around go on a tear kick up one's heels let go let loose raise hell whoop it up

VERB

play

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dance

STRONG

caper carouse cavort clown dally disport divert frisk frolic gambol joke jump kibitz recreate rejoice revel romp skip sport toy trifle

WEAK

amuse oneself be life of party carry on cut up entertain oneself fool around go on a spree horse around idle away kick up heels let go let loose let one's hair down make merry mess around show off

Antonyms

STRONG

be sad

WEAK

work

VERB

romp

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cavort frolic gambol prance

STRONG

caper celebrate frisk lark play revel roister skip skylark sport

WEAK

cut up fool around go on the town kid around let loose make merry rollic whoop it up

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cut capers

On this broad platform the infant publication immediately began to cut capers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some bartenders in Yokohama and Kobe dress up on Christmas night like Santa Claus, serve drinks, cut capers.

From Time Magazine Archive

And for a whole day he cut capers, and chased his tail round and round in a circle, trying to amuse the serious girl.

From Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus MacMillan

They do not take any papers there; No politicians cut capers there; They have no 'views,' And they tell no news, And they burn no midnight tapers there.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole

While I don’t congratulate anybody on getting pinched, I’m glad that your friends, if they must cut capers, have you to help them out.

From Lonesome Town by Ethel Dorrance

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