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Synonyms for prank
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Princeton's WordNet
buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank(noun)
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-on(verb)
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, conjurationprank(verb)
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
"Roses were pranking the lawn"
prank(verb)
dress up showily
"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #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 |
Translations for prank
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- مَقْلَبُArabic
- šprým, špás, kanadský žertCzech
- spilopperDanish
- Streich, SchabernackGerman
- φάρσαGreek
- bubaĵoEsperanto
- broma, inocentada, travesura, jugarretaSpanish
- temp, vempEstonian
- kepponen, elkeetFinnish
- farce, tourFrench
- cleasScottish Gaelic
- מְתִיחָהHebrew
- csínytevés, kópéság, huncutságHungarian
- օյինArmenian
- burla, scherzo meschino, beffa, vigliaccataItalian
- מעשה קונדסHebrew
- 悪ふざけ, いたずらJapanese
- ოინიGeorgian
- 농담, 弄談, 장난, 作亂Korean
- мајтапMacedonian
- streek, grapDutch
- ablegøyerNorwegian Nynorsk
- ablegøyerNorwegian
- trote, travessuraPortuguese
- проказа, шалость, выходка, проделка, шуткаRussian
- псине, psȉna, psine, пси̏наSerbo-Croatian
- hyss, streck, busstreck, busSwedish
- กลอุบายThai
- muziplikTurkish
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