Clown

/klaʊn/

Synonyms for "clown" (237 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Noun(10 words)

buffoon jesterand laughingstockanticking bollix bozo bozos buffoons bumble bumbling

acrobat aerialistapple knockerarriviste ass babbitt bananabareback riderbe foolishbe stupidblockhead blunderer blunderhead boorborn foolbotcher bounder bourgeois bucolic buffo

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buffoon bumbler bumpkin bungler burlesquer cad caper caricaturist churlcircus artistclod clodhopper clodknocker clotclown aroundcolumbine

Verb(2 words)

anticclown around

Strong matches (71)

comedian comiccountry bumpkincountrymancut upcutup dolt doodleegregious assepicier epigrammatistequestrian directorequilibrist farceur farmerfigure of funflier flyer foolfool around

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frivol fumbler funnymangag writergagman gagster galoot gawkget funnygo haywiregowk groundling guttersnipe hanswurst harlequin hayseed hickhigh-wire artisthillbilly hooliganhorse aroundhumorist ignoramusill-bred fellowinvite ridiculeironist jack-pudding

Noun(22 words)

comedian cornballs cutups dolts doofus dorks duffer flounder foolfool aroundfools fop gonks goober goofgoof aroundgoofball goofs goon goonie

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harlequins idiot

Adjective(2 words)

goofy goony

Related words (118)

jackass jerk jester joker jokesmith jokester juggler klutz lampoonerlife of the partylion tamerlooby loutlow fellowlubber lummox lunatic madcap merry-andrew milksop

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mime mooncalf motleymotley foolmountebank mucker mummernouveau richeoaf ox pantalone pantaloon parodist parvenu peasantperfect foolphilistine pickle-herringplay the buffoonplay the foolpolichinelle prankster provincial pulcinella punch punchinello punner punster quipster reparteeist ribald ringmaster rough roughneck rowdy rube ruffian rustic satirist scaramouch schmuckslack-rope artistslouch slubberersnake charmersofthead sopstupid asssword swallowertightrope walkertomfooltrapeze artisttrifle tumbler upstart vulgarian vulgarist wag wagwit wisecracker wit witling yahoo yap yokel zany

Noun(30 words)

jestersjoke aroundjokeman knucklehead lamers lampoon lummoxesmerry andrewmock monkey nincompoop nitwit numbskull numskulls paillasse parodyplay the foolplunker rattletrap ridicule

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satirize schlemiel schmo stumblebum turkeys tweedle twerps twit zanies zeppo

Adjective(1 words)

stupidest

Verb(1 words)

trump

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More general

16 entries

act behave comedian comic entertainer fool jest joke muggins perform performer person ridicule sap saphead tomfool

More specific

10 entries

birthday clowncircus clownclass clownhospital clownlampoon parodyparty clownpratfall satirize slapstick

Collocations

12 entries

act the clownbirthday clowncircus clownclass clownclown aroundclown carclown makeupclown noseclown the rulesclown the systemclowning aroundperform as a clown

Inflections

3 entries

clowned clowning clowns

Derivations

5 entries

clownery clowning clownish clownishly clownishness

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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When the little boy saw the clown, the cat got his tongue.

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The clown fell down on purpose.

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The clown at the circus pleased my children.

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You clown you.

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