Synonyms for jest
dʒɛstjest

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1. jestnoun

   To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

   I shall not succumb to your jests!

   Synonyms:
   kid, crack, prank, gag, banter, wisecrack, witticism, laughingstock, mock, tease

2. jestnoun

   Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.

   Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court.

   Synonyms:
   laughingstock, gag, banter, wisecrack, witticism, prank, crack

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1. jest

   Wit is the quick perception of unusual or commonly unperceived analogies or relations between things apparently unrelated, and has been said to depend upon a union of surprise and pleasure; it depends certainly on the production of a diverting, entertaining, or merrymaking surprise. The analogies with which wit plays are often superficial or artificial; humor deals with real analogies of an amusing or entertaining kind, or with traits of character that are seen to have a comical side as soon as brought to view. Wit is keen, sudden, brief, and sometimes severe; humor is deep, thoughtful, sustained, and always kindly. Pleasantry is lighter and less vivid than wit. Fun denotes the merry results produced by wit and humor, or by any fortuitous occasion of mirth, and is pronounced and often hilarious.

   Synonyms:
   banter, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, humor, jocularity, joke, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticism

   Antonyms:
   dulness, gravity, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. jest

   Synonyms:
   joke, raillery, fun, sport, quip, witticism

   Antonyms:
   earnest, seriousness, gravity

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1. joke, gag, laugh, jest, japenoun

   a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

   "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

   Synonyms:
   prank, muzzle, caper, trick, antic, gag, laughter, joke, jocularity, laugh, put-on, jape

2. jest, joke, jocularityverb

   activity characterized by good humor

   Synonyms:
   prank, caper, trick, antic, gag, jocosity, jocundity, joke, jocularity, laugh, put-on, jape

3. joke, jestverb

   tell a joke; speak humorously

   "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

   Synonyms:
   joke

4. joke, jestverb

   act in a funny or teasing way

   Synonyms:
   joke

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1. jestverb

   Synonyms:
   joke, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke

2. jestnoun

   Synonyms:
   joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, JEU D'ESPRIT

3. jestnoun

   Synonyms:
   raillery, fun, SPORT

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1. jestnoun

   Synonyms:
   joke, witticism, quip, jeu d' esprit, joe miller

2. jestverb

   Synonyms:
   joke

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1. List of paraphrases for "jest":

   joke

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1. Morgan Freeman:

   It was just something I said in jest about when I first met her, it was more than 20 years ago, how is that news ?

2. William Shakespeare:

   A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.

3. Samuel Johnson:

   Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.

4. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   Never injure a friend, even in jest.

5. Jared Holt:

   His role in the pro-Trump political space, connecting politicians, influencers, and activists, means that his words matter a great deal, what Alexander says, whether in jest or in earnest, has the potential to ripple across far-right communities and offer permission for bad behavior.