Synonyms for raillery
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Noun
1. Banter — good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule
banter, persiflage, give-and-take, back chat, irony, ridicule, jest, chaff, jesting, pleasantry, badinage
Definitions
- n. 1
Good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule.
Forms
- Plural
- railleries → persiflages, ironies, ridicules, jests…
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Raillery has more sharpness, but is usually good-humored and well meant.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- irony This sentence wouldn't be funny if not for irony.
- banter Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| raillery | steady | |
| irony | rising | |
| banter | rising | |
| persiflage | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- jest1
- 5 letters
- irony3, chaff1
- 6 letters
- banter2
- 7 letters
- jesting
- 8 letters
- ridicule3, badinage
- 10 letters
- pleasantry3, persiflage
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (irony3 = 3 syllables).