LARKS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

larks 1 of 2

noun

plural of lark

as in sprees

a time or instance of carefree fun the kids will have a grand lark at the carnival

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larks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lark

as in dances

to play and run about happily we would rather lark about in the summer than get part-time jobs

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Noun

That includes a bird-calling scene that sees the duo strolling through the forest and offering up their own spin on the calls of thrushes and larks. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 June 2026 His movies are goofs, larks, stunts, knowingly arch bizarro-world riffs. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026 Some of us are unambiguous morning larks. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Nathan Fielder projects tend to appear like odd larks, then wind back to reveal themselves as extremely personal inquiries. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

Up on a hill overlooking Sarajevo, Karadžić, the proud champion of his nation, huddles inside a little red pod, formerly part of a cable car, trying to make a phone call to his wife while petting a puppy that larks around at his feet. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Indeed, some even view the market downturn as a natural return to a more balanced field following the high-flying peak TV buying sprees of global streamers.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Others went very practical, like Kelly Rowland’s trip to the supermarket, or embraced their inner child, as Donald Glover and Tiffany Haddish did with their sugar sprees.

— Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprees

Verb

First, the sequence pays homage to the nightclub scene in Gilda (1946), in which Rita Hayworth dances in a long shot amid ogling male patrons, tracked by a concentrated spotlight.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Noa dances viciously, slamming her body raw in front of the stage.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dances

Verb

Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
For the classy music video, Legend hops behind his Yamaha piano to perform the ethereal track with some help from the Hollywood Cinematic Orchestra, who are suited and booted.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hops

Noun

If powder-white beaches, turquoise waters, and lush jungles are at the top of your travel itinerary, the following 11 idylls are must-gos, where nature is at its most relaxed and pleasurable.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.

— Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of idylls

Verb

Cornered, Zeka leaps onto a balcony and meets Vlora, a woman from a remote village trying to disappear for reasons of her own in a story described as a redemption tale.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Batista leaps and pirouettes through the modern 8,400-square-foot residence, which was designed by Métrica Architects.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaps

Verb

Connectivity stretches to a mini-HDMI input and a second USB-C port, with a pair of 1-watt speakers and an audio output rounding things out, while the stand tilts through a 0 to 180-degree range but skips swivel, height, and pivot adjustment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
The doc skips in disappointing haste over head-turning early films The Grim Reaper and Before the Revolution, and the potent 1970 telemovie The Spider’s Stratagem.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of skips

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