Antonyms for merry-go-round
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mer-ee-goh-round |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛr i goʊˌraʊnd |
Definition of merry-go-round
Origin :- 1729, from merry (adj.) + go (v.) + round. Figurative use by 1838. Merry-totter (mid-15c.) was a Middle English name for a swing or see-saw. Also cf. merry-go-down "strong ale" (c.1500); merry-go-sorry "a mix of joy and sorrow" (1590s).
- As in spree : noun wild activity
- As in whirl : noun commotion, confusion
- As in comedy : noun funny entertainment
- As in diversion : noun entertainment, recreation
- But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- And I did, and then he ran up on the merry-go-round with me.
- Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove » by Laura Lee Hope
- They shot the chutes until, maudlin with laughter, they took to a merry-go-round.
- Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
- There was a merry-go-round, too, and it had an organ that played We're on our way.
- Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Then we had a ride on the merry-go-round, and after that we had some ice-cream cones.
- Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- The merry-go-round he combined with the menagerie into a whole which was not to be resisted.
- Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
- He might better have said a merry-go-round, without the rhythm of a merry-go-round.
- Extract from : « The Ordeal of Mark Twain » by Van Wyck Brooks
- Well, Jennie might be called the steam-engine at the middle of the merry-go-round.
- Extract from : « The Joys of Being a Woman » by Winifred Kirkland
- Do you remember the merry-go-round at the school-feast in Kieff?
- Extract from : « Marie Tarnowska » by Annie Vivanti
- A merry-go-round in the grounds suggests a variation of this scheme.
- Extract from : « How the Other Half Lives » by Jacob A. Riis
Synonyms for merry-go-round
- ado
- agitation
- amusement
- bacchanalia
- ball
- bash
- beguilement
- binge
- burlesque
- bustle
- camp
- caper
- carousal
- carouse
- carousing
- celebration
- chaffing
- clatter
- comic drama
- comicality
- comicalness
- daze
- delectation
- delight
- disport
- dissipation
- distraction
- dither
- divertissement
- drollery
- drollness
- enjoyment
- facetiousness
- farce
- ferment
- field day
- fling
- flurry
- fluster
- flutter
- frivolity
- frolic
- fun
- fun and games
- funnies
- funniness
- furor
- fuss
- gag show
- game
- gratification
- grins
- high camp
- high jinks
- high time
- hilarity
- hoopla
- hubbub
- humor
- humorousness
- hurly-burly
- hurry
- interlude
- jag
- jamboree
- jesting
- joking
- junket
- lark
- laughs
- levity
- light entertainment
- merry-go-round
- moil
- orgy
- party
- pastime
- picnic
- play
- play on
- pleasure
- pother
- rampage
- relaxation
- relish
- revel
- rip
- round
- ruction
- rush
- satire
- schtick
- send-up
- series
- sitcom
- slapstick
- spending expedition
- spin
- splurge
- sport
- stir
- storm
- succession
- takeoff
- tear
- tempest
- travesty
- tumult
- turbulence
- uproar
- vaudeville
- whirlwind
- whoopee
- wisecracking
- witticism
- wittiness
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