Synonyms for antic
ˈæn tɪkan·tic

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1. antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onadjective

   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, hoax, travesty, whoremonger, laugh, gambol, frolic, burlesque, spoof, conjuring trick, prank, japery, conjuration

   Antonyms:
   familiar

2. antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesqueverb

   ludicrously odd

   "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

   Synonyms:
   wondrous, grotesque, tremendous, terrific, howling(a), wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, wild, monstrous, marvelous, fantastical, rattling(a), grand

   Antonyms:
   familiar

3. clown, clown around, anticverb

   act as or like a clown

   Synonyms:
   clown, clown around

   Antonyms:
   familiar

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1. anticadjective

   Synonyms:
   odd, fantastic, grotesque, wild, ridiculous

2. anticnoun

   Synonyms:
   prank, trick, freak, gambol, caper, vagary

3. anticnoun

   Synonyms:
   buffoon, fool, merry-andrew, scaramouch, mountebank, harlequin, punch, clown, zany, jester, jack-pudding, pickle-herring

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1. anticnoun

   Synonyms:
   caper, dido, trick, gambol, prank, clown, zany, harlequin, buffoon

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How to use antic in a sentence?

1. Burton:

   It is a kind of policy in these days to prefix a fantastical title to a book which is to be sold; for as larks come down to a day-net, many vain readers will tarry and stand gazing, like silly passengers, at an antic picture in a painter?s shop that will not look at a judicious piece.