Playfully

Synonyms for "playfully" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Adverb(8 words)

amusingly archly bouncily boyishly cheekily cheerfully childishly comically

Adjective(1 words)

clownlike

Strong matches (12)

Adverb(12 words)

coyly creatively daftly dottily drolly facetiously flirtatiously friskily frivolously girlishly gleefully humorously

Related words (21)

Adverb(19 words)

imaginatively impishly informally jauntily jestingly jocosely jocularly jokingly jovially knavishly lightheartedly lightly merrily mirthfully mischievously naughtily punily vivaciously whimsically

in fun

Adjective(1 words)

sprightly

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More general

1 entries

adverb of manner

More specific

6 entries

engagingly imaginatively informally mischievously teasingly whimsically

Collocations

5 entries

playfully annotated figureplayfully designed experimentsplayfully labeled datasetplayfully structured sectionplayfully written text

Inflections

2 entries

more playfullymost playfully

Derivations

2 entries

playful playfulness

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Tom's dog bit him playfully.

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Tom playfully punched Mary's arm.

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Tom playfully pretended to punch Mary in the jaw.

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Tom and Mary splashed each other playfully.

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