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Synonyms for jest

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

laugh banter quip witticism jocularity jester

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Banter — an act performed for amusement; a joke

banter, witticism, quip, laugh, wisecrack, gag, ridicule, jibe UK, gibe US, jeer, prank, laughing stock, jolly, crack, sport, sally, chaff, jape, pleasantry, raillery, mockery, scoff, taunt

2. Jocularity

fun, play, jocularity

Other

jester

Verb

1. To joke

mock, tease, kid

Other

joke, rally, gleek

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An act performed for amusement; a joke.

    I made that comment in jest; it wasn't serious.

  2. v. 1

    To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

Forms

Plural
jests → witticisms, quips, laughs, wisecracks…
Past participle
jested
e.g. jested → mocked, teased, kidded, joked…

Example sentences

  • laugh Shy children never laugh until everyone else does.
  • banter Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.
  • quip That quip was just not funny enough.
  • jester The prince and the jester had a lot in common.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jestrising
laughrising
banterrising
quiprising
witticismrising
jocularityrising

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

By length

3 letters
fun1, kid1, gag1
4 letters
play1, joke1, mock1, quip1, jibe1, jeer1, gibe1, jape
5 letters
laugh1, sport1, crack1, rally2, sally2, prank1, jolly2, tease1, taunt1, chaff1, scoff1, gleek
6 letters
banter2, jester2
7 letters
mockery3
8 letters
ridicule3, raillery
9 letters
witticism, wisecrack2
10 letters
pleasantry3, jocularity

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rally2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
facétie
Italiano
facezia