Synonyms of skylarked

skylarked

verb

past tense of skylark

1

as in cut up

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior

couldn't resist the temptation to skylark as commencement ceremonies came to a close

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cut up
• acted up
• showed off
• clowned (around)
• horsed around
• revelled
• fooled around
• reveled
• hotdogged
• monkeyed (around)
• showboated
• roared
• carried on
• roughhoused
• misbehaved
• larked
• gambolled
• wassailed
• gamboled
• cavorted
• capered
• romped
• frisked
• rollicked
• frolicked
• caroused
• mafficked
• disported

2

as in played

to engage in activity for amusement

he spends his time joking and skylarking, but his brother is serious and industrious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• recreated
• entertained
• toyed
• rollicked
• joked
• sported
• frolicked
• amused
• relaxed
• hanged
• disported
• dallied
• delighted
• pleased
• gamboled
• gambolled
• puttered (around)
• cavorted
• dabbled
• romped
• rested
• trifled
• teased
• fiddled (around)
• frisked
• diverted
• hung about
• slacked (off)
• screwed around
• loafed
• lounged (around or about)
• goldbricked
• messed around
• idled
• bummed (around)
• dawdled
• jested
• hung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worked
• plugged (away)
• wrought
• labored
• struggled
• strained
• toiled
• strove
• sweated
• strived
• slaved
• sweat
• plodded
• drudged