Synonyms of larky

larky

adjective

ˈlär-kē 

as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing

a larky group of youths enjoying a night out on the town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playful
• amusing
• merry
• mischievous
• goofy
• entertaining
• rollicking
• lively
• frisky
• frolicsome
• antic
• sportive
• energetic
• delightful
• coltish
• happy
• silly
• elfish
• sportful
• enjoyable
• fay
• fun
• pleasing
• lighthearted
• whimsical
• coy
• spirited
• sprightly
• joking
• impish
• roguish
• gay
• pleasant
• vivacious
• frolic
• rascally
• spunky
• kittenish
• pixie
• devilish
• jocular
• jocund
• frivolous
• jocose
• teasing
• knavish
• pleasurable
• trifling
• prankish
• diverting
• jesting
• dabbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnest
• sober
• serious
• dutiful
• responsible
• serious-minded
• grim
• solemn
• somber
• stolid
• stern
• grave
• priggish
• stuffy
• proper
• starchy
• sobersided
• formal
• staid
• sedate
• decorous
• restrained
• no-nonsense
• inhibited
• guarded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of larky

Skarsgård had auditioned on a larky trip to America from his home in Sweden. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026