Frolic and Mope

Frolic

Frolic verb - To play and run about happily.
Usage example: scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach

Mope is an antonym for frolic.

Nearby Word: frolicsome

Mope

Mope verb - To move or act slowly.

Frolic is an antonym for mope.

Nearby Words: moping, moped

Common collocations

way frolic way mope way
Cite this Source
Mope and Frolic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frolic/mope
Frolic & Mope. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/frolic/mope>.
Mope or Frolic. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/frolic/mope.
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