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Synonyms of playful in English:

playful


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adjective

1‘she was in a playful mood’

SYNONYMS
frisky, jolly, fun-loving, lively, full of fun, high-spirited, spirited, in high spirits, exuberant, perky, skittish, coltish, kittenish
mischievous, impish, devilish, puckish, roguish, rascally, tricksy, prankish
informal full of beans, frolicky
dated gay
archaic frolicsome, gamesome, sportive
rare ludic
ANTONYMS

solemn

2‘a playful remark’

SYNONYMS
light-hearted, in fun, in jest, joking, jokey, teasing, humorous, jocular, jesting, good-natured, tongue-in-cheek, facetious, frivolous, flippant, arch, waggish, flirtatious, whimsical
rare jocose
ANTONYMS

serious