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Synonyms for prank
præŋkprank
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buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, pranknoun
acting like a clown or buffoon
Synonyms:
funniness, joke, trick, comedy, caper, drollery, bagatelle, buffoonery, put-on, frippery, antic, fluff, frivolity, harlequinade, frivolousness, japery, clowningantic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onverb
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
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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, japery, conjurationprankverb
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
"Roses were pranking the lawn"
prankverb
dress up showily
"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#372 | john | |
#429 | job | |
#473 | action | |
#516 | play | |
#2205 | magic | |
#3313 | comedy | |
#4480 | fraud | |
#6263 | laugh | |
#6675 | joke | |
#7167 | trick | |
#11745 | freak | |
#12429 | gag | |
#13078 | illusion | |
#14981 | kidding | |
#15524 | deception | |
#18520 | parody | |
#18916 | stuffing | |
#22497 | hoax | |
#27783 | spoof | |
#28571 | jest | |
#29414 | prank | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#31534 | giggle | |
#31654 | farce | |
#33962 | takeoff | |
#37211 | romp | |
#40207 | caper | |
#40443 | mockery | |
#44008 | lampoon | |
#45715 | capricious | |
#47210 | burlesque | |
#47257 | charade | |
#50882 | humbug | |
#52681 | hazing | |
#54297 | frolic | |
#56153 | travesty | |
#64564 | escapade | |
#77180 | clowning | |
#79626 | antic | |
#94857 | frivolity | |
#111042 | bagatelle | |
#115961 | conjuration | |
#162714 | legerdemain | |
#169267 | buffoonery | |
#172788 | gambol | |
#201381 | jape | |
#233386 | jocularity | |
#273287 | drollery | |
#314702 | capriole | |
#323539 | fraudulence |
How to use prank in a sentence?
The higher the rank, the droller the prank.
Haven't we learned anything? You must comply with the lawful orders of police officers who are lawfully investigating suspicious incidents and or criminal activity. This is a dangerous prank. It could have led to deadly consequences.
To see that be the pinnacle of this season was really cool, we’ve all come such a long way. ‘ THE BIG BANG THEORY ’ FINALE RECAP : SHELDON AND AMY STRUGGLE WITH LONG DISTANCE AND TEMPTATION That was n’t the only behind-the-scenes moment that the cast shared with the Comic Con crowd. According to Entertainment Weekly, Kaley Cuoco and Galecki revealed the circumstances surrounding an on-set injury from a prank gone awry. In an effort to shock the cast and crew during a scene in which the two characters were fighting, Galecki jokingly pretended to punch his co-star in the face. However, the actress' head accidentally caught a chair while she was falling and the end result was stitches in her eye brow. ‘ THE BIG BANG THEORY ’ ACTRESS MAYIM BIALIK RECEIVES ‘ DOOGIE HOWSER ’ ROYALTY CHECK FOR TWO CENTS.
I don't think of this as an April Fool's prank...I wanted to tell you that protecting yourself is protecting the precious people around you.
We were just watching the movie and I noticed that the exit to the right opened up, i told [ friend ] Ashley [ Kurz ], I think someone’s doing a prank right now that’s going to be very funny.
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- مَقْلَبُArabic
- kanadský žert, špás, šprýmCzech
- spilopperDanish
- Schabernack, StreichGerman
- φάρσαGreek
- bubaĵoEsperanto
- jugarreta, travesura, inocentada, bromaSpanish
- temp, vempEstonian
- elkeet, kepponenFinnish
- farce, tourFrench
- prankIrish
- cleasScottish Gaelic
- מְתִיחָהHebrew
- csínytevés, kópéság, huncutságHungarian
- օյինArmenian
- burla, beffa, vigliaccata, scherzo meschinoItalian
- מעשה קונדסHebrew
- いたずら, 悪ふざけJapanese
- ოინიGeorgian
- 弄談, 농담, 장난, 作亂Korean
- LUDUSLatin
- мајтапMacedonian
- streek, grapDutch
- ablegøyerNorwegian Nynorsk
- ablegøyerNorwegian
- travessura, trotePortuguese
- шалость, проказа, шутка, проделка, выходкаRussian
- psine, псине, psȉna, пси̏наSerbo-Croatian
- hyss, streck, busstreck, busSwedish
- กลอุบายThai
- muziplikTurkish
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