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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revel |
| Synonyms: | bask, blow off steam, carouse, carry on*, crow, cut loose, delight, enjoy, fool around, frolic, gloat, go on a spree, indulge, kick over the traces, kick up heels, kick up one's heels, kid around, lap up, lark, let go*, let loose, live it up, luxuriate, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, paint the town, rejoice, relish, riot, roll, rollick, run around, savor, step out, thrive, wallow, whoop it up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carouse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make merry, often with liquor |
| Synonyms: | booze, drink, frolic, go on a spree, have fun, imbibe, paint the town, paint the town red, play, quaff, raise Cain, revel, riot, roister, wassail, whoop it up |
| Antonyms: | be sad, grieve |
| Main Entry: | gambol |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tumble playfully |
| Synonyms: | bound, caper, carry on, cavort, cut, cut a caper, cut loose, fool around, frisk, frolic, hop, horse around, jump, kibitz around, kick up one's heels, lark, leap, play, prance, revel, roister, rollick, romp, skip, sport, spring, whoop it up |
| Notes: | a gamble (noun) is a risky act, venture, bet, or wager - to gamble (verb) is to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a gambol (noun) a skipping or leaping about in frolic - to gambol (verb) is to dance and skip about in play or to frolic |
| Main Entry: | revel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure; celebrate |
| Synonyms: | bask, blow off steam, carouse, carry on, crow, cut loose, delight, enjoy, fool around, frolic, gloat, go on a spree, indulge, kick up heels, kid around, lap up, lark, let go, let loose, live it up, luxuriate, make merry, paint the town, rejoice, relish, riot, roister, roll, rollick, run around, savor, step out, thrive, wallow, whoop it up |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | romp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun, enjoy oneself |
| Synonyms: | caper, cavort, celebrate, cut capers, cut up, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, go on the town, kid around, lark, let loose, make merry, play, prance, revel, roister, rollic, skip, skylark, sport, whoop it up |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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