larker

noun

Definition of larkernext
as in skylarker

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for larker
  1. monkey
  2. rogue
  3. urchin
  4. rascal
  5. mischief
  6. cutup
  7. imp
Noun
  • The experimental film, which casts Williams as a CGI monkey, traces the rise, fall and resurgence of the British pop superstar who broke out as the youngest member of the boy band Take That to become a chart topping solo artist.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
  • In 2008, a team led by Andrew Schwartz at the University of Pittsburgh showed that a monkey could control a robotic arm to feed itself using signals from its brain.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of monkey
Noun
  • Players take on the role of Skif, who becomes a stalker after his home in Ukraine is destroyed by a rogue anomaly.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In 2016, seven electors went rogue—the most since 1972, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of rogue
Noun
  • After cutting open another half dozen, my hands were stained red, urchin spines were embedded in my skin and my mouth was dancing.
    Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Correspondent Maura Barrett helps researchers place adult-sized urchins in a reef.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of urchin
Noun
  • Reynolds thrived in front of a live studio audience, playing a college-age rascal who was more interested in messing with his friends and pursuing harebrained schemes than deciding on a major.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The druid Merlin rears his ugly head, and is far from the affable rascal of T.H. White’s The Once and Future King, though the two books are both attempts to update Arthur’s legend for a contemporary audience.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of rascal
Noun
  • Trick-or-treating did attract the youngest, but older kids continued making mischief.
    Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
  • There are all these shots of them making mischief on the train from New York to Washington.
    Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of mischief
Noun
  • Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly.
    David Aldridge, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
  • Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
Definition of cutup
Noun
  • William got a kick out of the little imp, and Gary was in awe of William.
    Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
    Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of imp
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near larker

larked

larker

larkers

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Larker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larker. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

9 Superb Owl Words

15 Words That Used to Mean Something Different
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
sweet smart pug puppy dog sitting in front of blackboard with chalk question marks
Commonly Confused Words Quiz Vol. 3 Do you have a (flare/flair) for choosing the righ...