Joke

/d͡ʒəʊk/

Synonyms for "joke" (284 found)

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Closest matches (57)

Noun(15 words)

gag jest prankamusement itemantic banter bantering bantersbon motcaper chaffing clowning cracking cracks crackup

a continentala cursea damna darna hootabsurdity amusement anecdote antic badinage bagatelle banter baublebe merry withbeanbelly laughbibelot bijouterie bitblue story

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bluffbon motbrass farthingbuffoon burlesque butt button bywordbyword of reproachcaper caricature cent chaff crackcrack a jokecrack wisecurio damn

Verb(4 words)

archest bantered clowned cracked

Strong matches (85)

derision didodirty jokedirty storydouble entendredrollerydrop in the bucketdupeethnic jokeexchange facetiousnessfair gamefalderal farce farthing feather figfigure of funfleabite fleer

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fleer atfolderol fool foolingfooling aroundfribble frippery frolic funfunny storygag game gaud gazingstock gewgaw gibegibe atgiggle gimcrackgive-and-takegoatgood onegood storygood-natured banterhair halfpennyharmless teasinghazehill of beanshoot howler humor humorousness jape jest jestbook jestingstock jive jocoseness jocularity jolly josh

Adjective(2 words)

drollfacetious remark

Noun(16 words)

feign fooleries gagging gags goofs horses humoring jape japery japes jesting jests jeth jocosity jocularity josh

Verb(5 words)

gagged humored japed jest jested

Related words (142)

Verb(8 words)

joshes kidded larked punned quipped skylarked wisecracked yucking

Noun(32 words)

joshing kid kids larking laugh mockpractical jokepranks pretend psych punks punning puns put-on quip quipping quips rib scherzi scherzo

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tease trick wheezes windup windups wisecracking wisecracks witticism yanking yock yocks yuks

kickshaw kidkid aroundkiddingkidding aroundknickknack knickknackery laugh laughingstock limitmake a funnymake funmake fun ofminikin mock mockery molehill monkey monkeyshine mug

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needle panic parody peppercorn persiflage picayune pilgarlic pinpinch of snuffpinprick playplay on wordspleasantry pointpoke fun atprank punput onquip quiz rag raillery rally rallying rap razzred centrepartee retort ribrib ticklerride ridicule riot roastrow of pinsrush sally sarcasm scintillatescoff atscream shitsick jokesidesplittersight gagsnap sneeshing sou sparkle sport stock story straw target taunt tease toy travesty trifle trinket triviality tuppence twittwo centstwopenceutter a motvictimvisual jokewaggery wheezewhim whamwhim-wham wisecrack wit witticism wittiness wordplay wow yak yarn

Determiner(1 words)

one line

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More general

30 entries

acquit act bear behave carry communicate communication comport conduct deception deport diversion do express

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More specific

12 entries

bon motgag kidknock-knock jokeone-linerpractical jokeprank pun quip rib stunt tease

Collocations

11 entries

banter humorinside jokejoke bookknock-knock jokeone-linerpractical jokeprank pun quip wit

Inflections

3 entries

joked jokes joking

Derivations

4 entries

jokester jokey jokiness jokingly

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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Your joke bears repeating.

Source: tatoeba (17382)

You went too far in your joke.

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You should not play a joke on me.

Source: tatoeba (17574)

What you said to her isn't accepted as a joke.

Source: tatoeba (17742)

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