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Synonyms for banter
ˈbæn tərban·ter

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. banter

    Banter is the touching upon some fault, weakness, or fancied secret of another in a way half to pique and half to please; badinage is delicate, refined banter. Raillery has more sharpness, but is usually good-humored and well meant. Irony, the saying one thing that the reverse may be understood, may be either mild or bitter. All the other words have a hostile intent. Ridicule makes a person or thing the subject of contemptuous merriment; derision seeks to make the object derided seem utterly despicable — to laugh it to scorn. Chaff is the coarse witticism of the streets, perhaps merry, oftener malicious; jeering is loud, rude ridicule, as of a hostile crowd or mob. Mockery is more studied, and may include mimicry and personal violence, as well as scornful speech. A satire is a formal composition; a sarcasm may be an impromptu sentence. The satire shows up follies to keep people from them; the sarcasm hits them because they are foolish, without inquiring whether it will do good or harm; the satire is plainly uttered; the sarcasm is covert.

    Synonyms:
    badinage, chaff, derision, irony, jeering, mockery, raillery, ridicule, sarcasm, satire

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.4 / 5 votes

  1. banter

    Synonyms:
    badinage, chaff, mockery, derision, ridicule, irony, jeering, raillery

    Antonyms:
    discussion, discourse, argument

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 5 votes

  1. banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchatverb

    light teasing repartee

    Synonyms:
    raillery, reciprocation, backchat, discussion, word, give-and-take, interchange

  2. kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banterverb

    be silly or tease one another

    "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

    Synonyms:
    jolly, pull the leg of, chaff, josh, kid

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. banternoun

    Synonyms:
    joking, jesting, pleasantry, badinage, chaff, raillery, persiflage, asteism

  2. banterverb

    Synonyms:
    jest, chaff, rally, roast

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "banter":

    chitchat, joke

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How to use banter in a sentence?

  1. Philip Rivers:

    I am grateful to the Chargers for 16 seasons, and the Colts for the 17th season, thank you to all my coaches that helped me grow as a player and person. Thanks to the support staff. I appreciate the opposing defenses making it challenging physically and mentally every week. ... I also enjoyed the banter. I appreciate the referees for putting up with all my fussing. I think I was right most of the time dadgummit!

  2. Angela Merkel:

    Too often, the lines of freedom of speech are very deliberately being tested, and taboos are carelessly being breached and used as a political instrument, it's not banter, rather it's playing with fire. Because whoever sows violence with words, risks reaping violence.

  3. Spencer Pratt:

    Patridge explained. HEIDI MONTAG THINKS DIVERSITY MEANS DIFFERENT HAIR COLOR Patridge also called Cavallari a tough girl, and Montag, 33, echoed the notion, adding, She is one of the most resilient, awesome, powerful women. Pratt also quipped in banter that the entrepreneur would likely parlay her plight into opportunities beyond what shes already accomplished in her career. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP I guarantee you she writes a New York Times bestseller, How to Divorce and Win.

  4. Andy Sorkin:

    The director, very close to the start of photography, decided that we were missing a sex scene between Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman, i went back to the hotel and I wrote like four pages of banter that ended with them falling into bed and Nicole Kidman and Alec Baldwin cut to the next day.

  5. Piara Powar:

    There's a strand of male culture you see in the UK, and to some extent other Anglo Saxon societies, prevalent among 20, 30 and even 40-year-olds, which is : you go abroad, you drink a fair amount, you sing songs and engage in banter, and pick on someone who is different to you, there's this pervasive sexism and racism. The idea that' anyone who isn't like us, we're going to sing about them and insult them and it's part of the lad's day out.'.


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  • مزاحArabic
  • задявам се, закачка, задявка, закачам се, шегувам сеBulgarian
  • drilleriDanish
  • sich amüsieren, albern, verulken, necken, Scherz, Ulk, Neckerei, Spaß haben, auf den Arm nehmen, Wortgeplänkel, Geplänkel, scherzenGerman
  • tomar el pelo, torear, charla, divertirse, burlar, plática, chacotear, bromear, charlarSpanish
  • pilailla, pilailu, kiusoitellaFinnish
  • taquiner, plaisanterie, badiner, s'amuser, badinageFrench
  • मज़ाकHindi
  • stríða, stríðniIcelandic
  • chiacchierataItalian
  • whakataraMāori
  • geplaag, badinage, plagen, scherts, schertsenDutch
  • przekomarzać się, przekomarzanie sięPolish
  • brincadeira, bulir, caçoada, caçoarPortuguese
  • munhuggande, småprat, smågnabbSwedish
  • ล้อเล่นThai
  • nói đùaVietnamese
  • loumterWalloon

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