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Synonyms for frolic

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineActions

gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

play

Same sentence, swapped: Their play in the surf threatened to become ugly.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for frolic as it is used in the sentence above.

athletics
nightlife
bathing

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Closest first: other actions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

overthrownounupsetthe act of disturbing the mind or bodyRidgelineHas a reason line pastimenouninteresta diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)RidgelineHas a reason line patronagenountradethe business given to a commercial establishment by its customersRidgeline perilousadjectiveprecariousfraught with dangerRidgeline determinationnounfindingthe act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculationTreeline developmentnounevolutiona process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)Treeline2 senses diceyadjectivedodgyof uncertain outcomeRidgeline clenchverbclinchhold in a tight graspRidgelineHas a reason line

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