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:
- cutting up
- reveling
- dancing
- revelling
- roughhousing
- prancing
- leaping
- roistering
- kiting
- carousing
- clowning
- skylarking
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Synonyms:
- tripping
- romping
- capering
- frolicking
- fooling around
- carrying on
- bounding
- hopping
- horsing around
- skipping
- rollicking
- cavorting
- loping
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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
cutting up, reveling, dancing, revelling, roughhousing, prancing, leaping, roistering, kiting, carousing
pouting, sulking, stewing,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.
