Synonyms for pun
pʌnpun

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1. pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasiaverb

   a humorous play on words

   "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"

   Synonyms:
   wordplay, paronomasia, punning

2. punverb

   make a play on words

   "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

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1. punnoun

   Synonyms:
   quibble, clinch, calembour, play upon words

2. punverb

   Synonyms:
   quibble, play upon words, make a pun

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1. punnoun

   Synonyms:
   paragram

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1. List of paraphrases for "pun":

   poon, disk, pan, bonn, liquidation

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1. Gregg Popovich:

   It’s way better with fans, that’s just not a gratuitous comment, it’s for real. It helps you generate competitiveness. It makes everything more enjoyable. Players react to it. So, having fans is fantastic. No pun intended.

2. Joe Trippi:

   And if we learned anything from 2016, earned media is really valuable and can pardon the pun trump the paid media.

3. Steve Stanulis:

   And I think the answer would still be ‘ no. ’ I was accused of going out with a bang – no pun intended. But I guess I did go out with a bang as far as [ the work ] was concerned. … But I was always a professional.

4. Naomi Osaka:

   I would love to go just to get some experience on the grass court, but like at the same time, for me, it's kind of like -- I don't want to say pointless, no pun intended, but I'm the type of player that gets motivated by, like, seeing my ranking go up or, like, you know, stuff like that, so I think the intention was really good, but the execution is kind of all over the place.

5. Berkley Lauren:

   I am so excited -- pun intended -- to get to share this with the world, this show has been a beloved show for so many years and to bring it back with this new cast and the OGs, this is a gift, for sure. I can't wait to share it.