Synonyms for quip

Most common

joke · jest · wisecrack · witticism · retort · conceit · repartee · epigram

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.

2. v. 1

   To make a quip.

Forms

Plural

quips → jokes, wisecracks, witticisms, jests…

Past participle

quipped
e.g. quipped → gagged, scintillated…

Example sentences

• joke We are bored with the joke of professorial custom.
• jest The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.
• retort He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.
• conceit Her conceit about her beauty annoyed many people.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

gag¹

4 letters

joke¹, jest¹, jibe¹, jeer¹, gibe¹, jape, quib

5 letters

crack¹, sally², crank¹, quirk¹, taunt¹

6 letters

retort²

7 letters

conceit², epigram³

8 letters

repartee³

9 letters

wisecrack², witticism

11 letters

scintillate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sally² = 2 syllables).