Synonyms for joke
dʒoʊkjoke

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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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How to use joke in a sentence?

1. Small Planet Airlines Poland:

   The passenger later informed the crew that it was only a joke, but for the sake of security of all travelers, all security procedures had been launched.

2. Michael DeGregorio:

   We like to joke the Vietnamese don’t have any rear view mirrors (a propos of the traffic). They don’t look very much into the terrible things that happened in the past, they are very forward-looking. That is in large part due to the young population.

3. Samantha Grant:

   That’s crazy, i put a joke out about a year ago. I said someone should do a reality show called ‘Meet the Markles.’ I guess they are casting people, but it never involved me.

4. Jason Young:

   To be a victim of a crime in San Francisco, under this district attorney? It's a complete joke, to be where we are today and to be dismissed the way we've been dismissed by this district attorney, it just makes me sick.

5. Herman Boone:

   We thought it was a joke, but it ended up to be better for Alexandria than Brown vs. Board, we were as different as night and day. But he and I found a way to talk to each other and trust each other. In the end, he was the best friend I ever had.