Synonyms for Laughter
ˈlæf tər, ˈlɑf-laugh·ter

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1. laughter

   Synonyms:
   merriment, glee, derision, ridicule, cachinnation, contempt

   Antonyms:
   weeping, tears, mourning, sorrow, admiration, veneration, respect, whimper, whine

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1. laugh, laughternoun

   the sound of laughing

   Synonyms:
   laughter, jest, laugh, joke, jape, gag

2. laughternoun

   the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn

   "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"

   Synonyms:
   laugh

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1. • Activity
   • Utterance

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1. laughternoun

   Synonyms:
   laughing, laugh

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1. laughternoun

   Synonyms:
   mirth, laugh, cachinnation, giggle, snicker, roar, cackle, grin, chortle, chuckle, guffaw, titter

   Associated words:
   risible, risibles, risibility, risorial, abderian, sardonic, geloscopy, gelastic

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1. List of paraphrases for "laughter":

   laughs, chuckles, laugh, laughing, risa, giggling, smiles

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How to use Laughter in a sentence?

1. Albert Einstein:

   Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods.

2. Eugene Lam:

   Laughter is the best form of medicine. For when we laugh, we neither think, grieve, or feel.

3. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet:

   And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

4. Bennett Alfred Cerf:

   The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.

5. Sophie Scott:

   When people laugh it's a sign that they're feeling comfortable and relaxed and safe and not exposed, humans do seem to be genuinely unified by laughter.