skylarked
Engaged in horseplay
Skylarked is the past tense of skylark, meaning to frolic or engage in playful, high-spirited behavior.
The word evokes carefree mischief—sailors skylarking on deck, children skylarking in the yard.
It carries a slightly old-fashioned or literary feel: They skylarked through the summer afternoons.
Played with wild energy
- gamboledPlayed by leaping
- cavortedMoved playfully, energetically
- frolickedPlayed in lively way
- caperedLeaped playfully
pranced · rollicked · frisked · larked · sported · reveled · horsed around · clowned
Playfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- roguishMischievously charming
- prankishFond of tricks
- waggishHumorously mischievous in manner
sportive · frolicsome · fun-loving · jesting · teasing · joshing · kidding · bantering
Cheerful and without worry
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- buoyantAble to float
- jauntyLively and self-assured
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
nonchalant · breezy · sunny · airy · unconcerned · unburdened · untroubled · easygoing
romped
Played with wild energy
capered · pranced · rollicked · frisked · larked · sported · reveled · horsed around · clowned · capering
mischievous
Playfully causing trouble
waggish · sportive · frolicsome · fun-loving · jesting · teasing · joshing · kidding · bantering · clowning
lighthearted
Cheerful and without worry
insouciant · nonchalant · breezy · sunny · airy · unconcerned · unburdened · untroubled · easygoing · debonair