Synonyms for raillery
ˈreɪ lə riraille·ry

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1. raillery

   Banter is the touching upon some fault, weakness, or fancied secret of another in a way half to pique and half to please; badinage is delicate, refined banter. Raillery has more sharpness, but is usually good-humored and well meant. Irony, the saying one thing that the reverse may be understood, may be either mild or bitter. All the other words have a hostile intent. Ridicule makes a person or thing the subject of contemptuous merriment; derision seeks to make the object derided seem utterly despicable — to laugh it to scorn. Chaff is the coarse witticism of the streets, perhaps merry, oftener malicious; jeering is loud, rude ridicule, as of a hostile crowd or mob. Mockery is more studied, and may include mimicry and personal violence, as well as scornful speech. A satire is a formal composition; a sarcasm may be an impromptu sentence. The satire shows up follies to keep people from them; the sarcasm hits them because they are foolish, without inquiring whether it will do good or harm; the satire is plainly uttered; the sarcasm is covert.

   Synonyms:
   badinage, banter, chaff, derision, irony, jeering, mockery, ridicule, sarcasm, satire

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1. banter, raillery, give-and-take, backchatnoun

   light teasing repartee

   Synonyms:
   reciprocation, backchat, discussion, word, give-and-take, banter, interchange

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1. • Repartee

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1. raillerynoun

   Synonyms:
   banter, irony, slight ridicule, good-humored satire

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1. raillerynoun

   Synonyms:
   banter, pleasantry, jesting, asteism

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1. Aristotle:

   Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.