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Synonyms for jocular

Most common

funny humorous witty jesting silly jokey

All synonyms

Adjective

Other

jokey, silly, joculous rare

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Humorous, amusing or joking.

    He was in a jocular mood all day.

Example sentences

  • funny He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
  • humorous The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.
  • witty Tom told me that he thought that Mary was witty.
  • jesting Long jesting was never good.
  • silly Tom gets confused and says silly things sometimes.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jocularrising
funnyrising
humoroussteady
wittysteady
jestingrising
sillyrising

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

By length

5 letters
funny2, silly2, merry2, witty2, jolly2, droll1, jokey
6 letters
jocund, jocose2
7 letters
playful2, comical3, jesting, waggish
8 letters
humorous3, sportive, mirthful, joculous
9 letters
hilarious4, priceless2, laughable3, whimsical3, facetious3, humourous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
blagueur
Italiano
scherzoso