joyriding (Meaning)
joyriding
a ride taken for pleasure (as in a car or aircraft), a ride taken for pleasure and often marked by reckless driving, conduct or action resembling a joyride especially in disregard of cost or consequences, an automobile ride marked by reckless driving (as in a stolen car)
Synonyms & Antonyms of joyriding
Synonyms:
- skylarking
- leaping
- clowning
- prancing
- roistering
- revelling
- reveling
- roughhousing
- kiting
- dancing
- cutting up
- carousing
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Synonyms:
- fooling around
- skipping
- tripping
- bounding
- horsing around
- loping
- hopping
- rollicking
- capering
- carrying on
- romping
- frolicking
- cavorting
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joyriding Sentence Examples
- The teenagers were caught joyriding in their parents' car.
- The stolen vehicle was found abandoned after a night of joyriding.
- The police confiscated the keys from the reckless joyrider.
- The thrill of joyriding outweighed the consequences for the irresponsible teenager.
- The joyriding incident left the car badly damaged and the driver facing charges.
- Parents were horrified to learn their son had been joyriding in their neighbor's SUV.
- The joyrider's reckless actions endangered not only themselves but also innocent bystanders.
- The judge sentenced the joyrider to community service, hoping to deter him from further illegal activities.
- Despite warnings from law enforcement, joyriding remains a persistent problem among youth.
- The community rallied together to raise awareness about the dangers of joyriding and its potential consequences.
FAQs About the word joyriding
a ride taken for pleasure (as in a car or aircraft), a ride taken for pleasure and often marked by reckless driving, conduct or action resembling a joyride espe
skylarking, leaping,clowning, prancing, roistering, revelling, reveling, roughhousing, kiting, dancing
stewing,pouting, sulking,moping,
The teenagers were caught joyriding in their parents' car.
The stolen vehicle was found abandoned after a night of joyriding.
The police confiscated the keys from the reckless joyrider.
The thrill of joyriding outweighed the consequences for the irresponsible teenager.
