Synonyms for chaff
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Banter
banter, scoff, mock, jeer, slag, ridicule, make fun of informal, josh, deride, kid, jolly, jest, tease, flout, taunt, jape, roast, twit, barrack, sneer, jibe UK, gibe US, fleer
Other
quiz dated
Noun
Other
trash, window, refuse, pleasantry, badinage, raillery, mockery, persiflage
Definitions
- v. 1
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
- n. 1
The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
Related words
- Word family
- chaffinch chafflike chaffweed chaffy chaffer
- Phrases
- chaff cutter chaff engine
Choose the right word
Chaff is the coarse witticism of the streets, perhaps merry, oftener malicious; jeering is loud, rude ridicule, as of a hostile crowd or mob.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- slag Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
- jape Her jape was not appreciated.
By length
- 3 letters
- kid1
- 4 letters
- josh1, mock1, quiz1, slag1, jest1, husk1, twit, jibe1, jeer1, gibe1, jape
- 5 letters
- trash1, straw1, roast1, jolly2, tease1, stalk1, taunt1, scoff1, sneer1, shuck1, flout1, fleer1
- 6 letters
- window2, refuse2, banter2, deride2
- 7 letters
- mockery3, stubble2, barrack2
- 8 letters
- ridicule3, badinage, raillery
- 10 letters
- pleasantry3, persiflage
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jolly2 = 2 syllables).