Antonyms 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.

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Behave
   • Communicate
   • Diversion

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

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1. jokenoun

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

2. jokeverb

   Synonyms:
   rally, banter, jest

How to use joke in a sentence?

1. Dan Smith:

   The big part of that was our contribution to War Child, of course, because, you know, our job is completely ridiculous and is a bit of a joke, so anything that we can do to get involved with something serious like that is nice.

2. Kid Rock:

   He’s a comedian, he’s making a joke.

3. Courtney Rowe:

   As a joke, we put his face on the app and showed it at the press briefing. He was game to do that, and he also understood that it was some of those lighter moments – things we could do that could actually reach this audience that didn’t feel as impacted, but it was critically important they get vaccinated.

4. Yilmaz Pasha:

   The first time we start the engine, the boat goes left and goes right and it was so scary, it's the sea, it's not a joke.

5. Lisa Shalett:

   The bond market already gets the joke. The stock market still doesn't.

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