Synonyms of high jinks

high jinks

plural noun

ˈhī-ˌjiŋks 

variants also hijinks

as in joking

wildly playful or mischievous behavior

despite the team's dismal record, the players have won over many fans with their exuberant high jinks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• nonsense
• shenanigan(s)
• funning
• horsing around
• monkeying
• monkey business
• tomfoolery
• buffoonery
• sporting
• clowning
• monkeyshine(s)
• playfulness
• skylarking
• roughhousing
• roughhouse
• horseplay
• clownery
• slapstick
• mischief
• foolery
• prankishness
• deviltry
• rumbustiousness
• rowdyism
• clownishness
• childishness
• trickery
• jesting
• rowdiness
• boisterousness
• rambunctiousness
• mischievousness
• silliness
• roguishness
• foolishness
• rascality
• gambolling
• revelry
• merrymaking
• frivolity
• sportiveness
• waggery
• cavorting
• frolicking
• roguery
• impishness
• romping
• devilry
• knavery
• gamboling
• roistering

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of high jinks

These sunny, humorous films with romantic subplots and comic high jinks found a starting point with this surprise fan favorite. —Christina Newland, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024

No one can truly appreciate the magnitude of Jim's high jinks until taking a look at Dwight's complaint files. —Gretchen Hansen, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024

After being laid off from the local hot dog factory and being inducted into a new basic income program, Mark and Hank have plenty of time on their hands to spend their $3,000 monthly checks on high jinks and foolishness. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024

Some of the violence is cartoonish, but high jinks don't exactly hide blood spurting from injuries or demon babies crawling around, leaving gore and grime. —Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024