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Synonyms for antic

  • noun
  • adjective
  • verb

Most common

prank caper dido gambol

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

caper, put-on informal, prank, trick, joke, dido, gambol, shine slang dated

Adjective

1. Grotesque — grotesque, incongruous

grotesque, fantastic, fantastical, ridiculous

Other

antique dated

Verb

clown, clown around

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A caricature.

  2. adj. 1

    Grotesque, incongruous.

  3. v. 1

    To perform antics, to caper.

Related words

Word family
antiquarian antiquary antiquated antique antiquity

Forms

Plural
antics → capers, put-ons, pranks, tricks…
Past participle
anticked
e.g. anticked → clowned…

Example sentences

  • prank Sami took it so far that his prank became a crime.
  • dido Dido takes the sword and pierces her chest.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
anticfalling
prankrising
caperrising
didofalling
gambolsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
joke1, dido2
5 letters
trick1, shine1, clown1, prank1, caper2
6 letters
gambol
7 letters
antique2
9 letters
fantastic3, grotesque2
10 letters
ridiculous4
11 letters
fantastical

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dido2 = 2 syllables).