Jest

/d͡ʒɛst/

Synonyms for "jest" (243 found)

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Closest matches (49)

Noun(6 words)

gag joke banter buffoons chaffing clowning

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byword of reproachcaustic remarkcent chaff comeback crackcrack a jokecrack wisecurio cutcutting remarkdamn derision digdirty jokedirty storydouble entendredrollerydrop in the bucketdump dupeethnic joke

Adjective(1 words)

droll

Strong matches (73)

exchangefair gamefalderal farce farthing feather figfigure of funfleabite fleerfleer atflout folderol fool foolery foolingfooling aroundfribble frippery frivolity

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funfunny storygag game gaud gazingstock gewgaw gibegibe atgibing retortgimcrack gimmick girdgive-and-takegoatgood onegood storygood-natured banterhair halfpennyharmless teasinghazehill of beanshoot howler jab jape jeer jestbook jestingstock jive joke jolly josh kickshaw kidkid aroundkidding

Noun(11 words)

humor jape japery japes jeth jocoseness jocosity jocularity jokes joking joshing

Verb(4 words)

japed joke joked kidded

Related words (121)

kidding aroundknickknack knickknackery laugh laughingstock leg-pullmake a funnymake funmake fun ofminikin mock mockery molehill monkey mug needle panicparthian shotparting shotpeppercorn

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persiflage picayune pick pilgarlic pinpinch of snuffpinprick playplay on wordspleasantry pointpoke fun atpunput downput onput-down put-on quip rag raillery rally rallying rap razzred centretort ribrib ticklerride ridicule riot roastrow of pinsrude reproachrush sally sarcasm scintillate scoffscoff atscream scurrility shitshort answersick jokesidesplittersight gagslam slap snap sneer sneeshing sou sparkle sport stock story straw swipe target taunt tease toy trifle trinket triviality tuppence twittwo centstwopenceutter a motverbal thrustvictimvisual jokewaggery wheezewhim whamwhim-wham wisecrack witticism wow yak yarn

Noun(14 words)

laughpractical jokeprank quip quipping raillery ridicule scherzi scherzo teasetongue in cheektrick wheezes yuks

Verb(4 words)

punned quipped skylarked yukking

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More general

21 entries

acquit act bear behave carry communicatecommunication actcomport conduct deport diversion do humor humour intercommunicate mischief

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More specific

7 entries

banter jesting joshingone linerpractical jokeprank raillery

Collocations

9 entries

a jestin jestjesting asidemake a jestmake a jest ofno jestplay a jestplayful jestspoken in jest

Inflections

3 entries

jested jesting jests

Derivations

4 entries

jester jestful jesting jestingly

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Are you in jest or in earnest?

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Many a true word is spoken in jest.

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I said so purely in jest.

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He said so in jest.

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