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, joke, jocularity, laugh, put-on, jape

2. jest, joke, jocularitynoun

   activity characterized by good humor

   Synonyms:
   prank, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, jocosity, jocundity, joke, 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, joke, 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, joke

6. joke, jestverb

   act in a funny or teasing way

   Synonyms:
   jest, joke

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to use Joke in a sentence?

1. Etan Bednarsh:

   The most charitable thing to say is it's a junior high gay joke, all I can say is try to picture the same joke, the same dugout with a man and woman and there's no joke. There's nothing funny about it.

2. Rafael Brum Miron:

   They were amateurs, but they were not a joke, there's no such thing as an experienced suicide bomber.

3. Tyrese Gibson:

   There is no joke that he can crack. There is no way for him to seize the moment and come into this thing and say, 'I'm going to say this and say that I'm going to address the issue but then I'm still going to keep my gig as the host,' the statement that you make is that you step down.

4. Nicholas Boochie:

   I first thought it was a joke.

5. Tiffany Keene:

   It doesn’t take much to make your child feel special, you don’t need to make an over-the-top lunch. If your child loves PBJ then cut it into shapes, add a quick lunchbox note or a funny joke. There are many ways to make a child feel special even if you feel like you don’t have the time.