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:
   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. Rosie Powers:

   She was a light, a source of laughter and smiles, and a source of wisdom that's really one of a kind.

2. Julius Grey:

   When you're having dinner with Tom the laughter is constant, he's not a somber policy wonk.

3. Leigh Pitchford:

   Typically there's always a bit of nervous laughter and that sort of thing and I really quite enjoy making fun of them.

4. George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman:

   Audacious ribald: your laughter will finish in hideous boredom before morning.

5. Charlie Chaplin:

   Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.