Synonyms for joke

Most common

laugh · quip · gag · banter · prank · trick · witticism

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

seriousness, earnestness, gravity

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An amusing story.

2. n. 2

   Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

3. n. 3

   A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

   The president was a joke.

4. v. 1

   To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

   I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking.

Related words

Word family

jokefic jokeless jokeman jokeproof jokesmith jokester jokey joker

Phrases

joke around inside joke knock-knock joke private joke joke line joke shop no joke practical joke

Forms

Plural

jokes → laughs, quips, gags, kids…

Past participle

joked
e.g. joked → jested, wisecracked, sported, wheezed…

Example sentences

• laugh Shy children never laugh until everyone else does.
• gag The coffee's bitter aftertaste made me gag.
• banter Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.
• quip That quip was just not funny enough.
• trick Felix was trying to trick Amelia to open the door.
• prank Sami took it so far that his prank became a crime.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

bit¹, kid¹, wit¹, gag¹

4 letters

jest¹, quip¹, jape

5 letters

laugh¹, sport¹, trick¹, rally², sally², prank¹, jolly², caper², antic²

6 letters

banter², wheeze¹

8 letters

wordplay, repartee³

9 letters

witticism, wisecrack²

10 letters

pleasantry³, jocularity

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

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