Frolic and Sulk

Opposite meaning words

Frolic verb - To play and run about happily.

Usage example: scores of swimmers were frolicking in the ocean surf along the beach

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Sulk is an antonym for frolic.

Nearby Word: frolicsome

Sulk verb - To silently go about in a bad mood.

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Frolic is an antonym for sulk.

Nearby Words: sulky, sulking, sulked, sulkily

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Sulk and Frolic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frolic/sulk

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