romps

Plays with abandon

Romps is the plural of romp—episodes of lively, energetic play or frolic.

Children's romps involve running and tumbling; adult romps often carry sexual connotations: tabloid stories about celebrity romps.

A romp can also be an easy victory: The game turned into a romp by halftime.

As a verb, romps means plays boisterously or wins effortlessly.

play

frolic

Lighthearted playful movement

rollick · prance · skylark · caper · tumble · horseplay · roughhouse · wrestle · chase · scamper

victory

blowout

Sudden tire failure

walkover · sweep · thrashing · drubbing · demolition · trouncing · whitewash · shutout · dominant · lopsided

Categories
Opposites
playfulness/activity type

rompstoils

Works with great effort

labors · drudges · plods · trudges · seriousness

competition outcome

rompssqueakers

Barely-won competitions

nail-biters · photo finishes · cliffhangers · struggles · cliff-hangers

entertainment value

rompsbores

Drills or tires

drags · slogs · yawners · snoozefests · drudgeries

Phrases
Family

romp, romping, romped, rompers, romper

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG