Synonyms for joke
dʒoʊkjoke

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 8 votes

1. joke

   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, jest, jocularity, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticism

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

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, jest, gag, laughter, jocularity, laugh, put-on, jape

2. jest, joke, jocularitynoun

   activity characterized by good humor

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

3. antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onnoun

   a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

   Synonyms:
   pasquinade, put-on, thaumaturgy, gag, john, sendup, deception, legerdemain, magic trick, parody, job, jest, capriole, fraud, whoremaster, clowning, takeoff, caper, mockery, humbug, charade, frivolity, jape, jocularity, play, buffoonery, romp, fraudulence, fast one, dupery, trick, illusion, magic, lampoon, harlequinade, antic, hoax, travesty, whoremonger, laugh, gambol, frolic, burlesque, spoof, conjuring trick, prank, japery, conjuration

4. jokeverb

   a triviality not to be taken seriously

   "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"

   Synonyms:
   prank, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, jocularity, laugh, put-on, jape

5. joke, jestverb

   tell a joke; speak humorously

   "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

   Synonyms:
   jest

6. joke, jestverb

   act in a funny or teasing way

   Synonyms:
   jest

Matched Categories

1. • Behave
   • Communicate
   • Diversion

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1. yukking

   Submitted by anonymous on January 26, 2020  

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1. jokenoun

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

2. jokeverb

   Synonyms:
   jest, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke

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1. jokenoun

   Synonyms:
   jest, witticism, jocosity, sally, jeu d'esprit, quip, quirk, joe miller

2. jokeverb

   Synonyms:
   rally, banter, jest

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1. List of paraphrases for "joke":

   kidding, prank, gag, farce, joking, hoax, shit, jest, laugh, anecdote, stuffing, ajoke, lark, fooling, trick, mockery, charade, clown, banter, humour, wind-up, funny, travesty

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1. Jim Jordan:

   We trained every day together. Doc Strauss( Jordan's) locker was located next to Doc Strauss. It was a common uncomfortable joke that Doc was a serial groper, doc likes to hold your penis. Everyone knew it.

2. Terry Crews:

   And I ’m looking like, ‘ Is this a joke ? I don’t understand. ’ It was actually so bizarre. And he keeps coming over to me. I stick my hand out and he literally takes his hand and puts it, squeezes my genitals. And I jump back like, ‘ Hey, hey ! ’ … I go, ‘ Dude, what are you doing ?'.

3. Sam Withiam:

   People joke that our crop is pipelines.

4. Justin Verlander:

   Its a f---ing joke, if any other $40 billion company bought out a $400 million company and the product changed dramatically, its not a guess as to what happened. We all know what happened. Manfred, the first time he came in, whatd he say? He said we wants more offense. All of a sudden he comes in, the balls are juiced? Its not coincidence. Were not idiots.

5. Actress Melissa McCarthy:

   My mother taught me not to fear being the butt of the joke, not to worry about being likeable or perfect, and to lovingly go for the kill.