as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
a gamesome lass who seemed to revel in the sheer joy of living
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gamesome
But there is another level of dissimulation that seems at odds with this gamesome trickery.
—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
18 Mar. 2022
Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral.
—
Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2022
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
18 Mar. 2022
Lu’s immaculately handmade pictures, which consist entirely of brightly hued concentric circles, appear simultaneously gamesome and cerebral.
—
Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamesome
Adjective
-
Part of Black history is innovation in the face of oppression and a determination to create safe, inclusive, and joyful spaces for ourselves and for everyone.
-
Would society trend toward debilitating mass unemployment or the joyful end of work?
Adjective
-
The country’s massive celebrations have made international headlines, with videos of exuberant fans rocking cars and even buses going viral.
-
Across the Bay Area, plenty of events are planned to accommodate the swarms of exuberant fans gathering to experience the hype, even without any game tickets.
Adjective
-
These wall drawings—at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, in 2024; the Art Institute of Chicago, in 2025; and Houston’s Menil Collection, in 2025—were all temporary, like frolicsome mirages.
-
The vitality of her language, its frolicsome dance with personification, communicates its own resistance in the face of an indifferent world, exploited by imperialist greed and barbaric, militant might.
Adjective
-
Vibrant banners will fill the land alongside lively Spanish music.
-
On East Passyunk Avenue, Supérette is a lively French wine bar, market and bottle shop where rosé and pastis are enjoyed with snacks like duck prosciutto and raclette sandwiches.
Adjective
-
For those who want to bring their furry friends along, head to Bonita Beach Dog Park, a dog-friendly, off-leash tidal flat where pups can roam freely and frolic in the shallow waters.
-
But today, beachgoers continue to stroll, sunbathe and frolic buck naked on that stretch of sand, in defiance of the law.
Adjective
-
Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
-
While Minetree delivers a charming performance, capturing Elle's bubbly optimism and mannerisms, the show largely fails to add meaningful depth and truly enrich one of pop culture's most enduring heroines.
Adjective
-
Powering oil operations with wind turbine A tension-leg platform (TLP) is a buoyant, floating structure moored to the seafloor by taut, vertical steel cables.
-
Wilde thrills at the prospect of movement, setting a pace to match her buoyant mood.
Adjective
-
For the past half-decade, evilgiane and his Surf Gang collective have had their hands all over the quirkiest and most effervescent sounds of rap’s underground and mainstream.
-
But true lambrusco, made in the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna is dry, bracing and delicately effervescent.
Cite this Entry
“Gamesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamesome. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
