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Synonyms for joke
dʒoʊkjoke
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
joke
Wit is the quick perception of unusual or commonly unperceived analogies or relations between things apparently unrelated, and has been said to depend upon a union of surprise and pleasure; it depends certainly on the production of a diverting, entertaining, or merrymaking surprise. The analogies with which wit plays are often superficial or artificial; humor deals with real analogies of an amusing or entertaining kind, or with traits of character that are seen to have a comical side as soon as brought to view. Wit is keen, sudden, brief, and sometimes severe; humor is deep, thoughtful, sustained, and always kindly. Pleasantry is lighter and less vivid than wit. Fun denotes the merry results produced by wit and humor, or by any fortuitous occasion of mirth, and is pronounced and often hilarious.
Synonyms:
banter, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, humor, jest, jocularity, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, waggery, waggishness, wit, witticismAntonyms:
dulness, gravity, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity, stolidity, stupidity
Princeton's WordNet
joke, gag, laugh, jest, japenoun
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
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prank, muzzle, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, laughter, jocularity, laugh, put-on, japejest, joke, jocularitynoun
activity characterized by good humor
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prank, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, jocosity, jocundity, jocularity, laugh, put-on, japeantic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onnoun
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, buffoonery, romp, fraudulence, fast one, dupery, trick, illusion, magic, lampoon, harlequinade, antic, hoax, travesty, whoremonger, laugh, gambol, frolic, burlesque, spoof, conjuring trick, prank, japery, conjurationjokeverb
a triviality not to be taken seriously
"I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"
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prank, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, jocularity, laugh, put-on, japejoke, jestverb
tell a joke; speak humorously
"He often jokes even when he appears serious"
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jestjoke, jestverb
act in a funny or teasing way
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jest
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
jokenoun
Synonyms:
jest, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, sally, JEU D'ESPRITjokeverb
Synonyms:
jest, crack a joke, perpetrate a joke
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#372 | john | |
#429 | job | |
#516 | play | |
#731 | fun | |
#2205 | magic | |
#2347 | funny | |
#3971 | humor | |
#4480 | fraud | |
#4793 | shit | |
#6263 | laugh | |
#6675 | joke | |
#7167 | trick | |
#9873 | wit | |
#10304 | humour | |
#11977 | laughter | |
#12429 | gag | |
#13078 | illusion | |
#13631 | clown | |
#14981 | kidding | |
#15524 | deception | |
#18520 | parody | |
#18916 | stuffing | |
#22497 | hoax | |
#25454 | joking | |
#26730 | lark | |
#27783 | spoof | |
#28571 | jest | |
#29153 | banter | |
#29414 | prank | |
#31654 | farce | |
#33249 | muzzle | |
#33962 | takeoff | |
#37211 | romp | |
#38271 | anecdote | |
#40207 | caper | |
#40443 | mockery | |
#40664 | fooling | |
#44008 | lampoon | |
#47210 | burlesque | |
#47257 | charade | |
#50882 | humbug | |
#54297 | frolic | |
#56153 | travesty | |
#77180 | clowning | |
#79626 | antic | |
#79818 | playfulness | |
#94857 | frivolity | |
#115961 | conjuration | |
#162714 | legerdemain | |
#169267 | buffoonery | |
#172788 | gambol | |
#201381 | jape | |
#233386 | jocularity | |
#234247 | witticism | |
#244888 | pleasantry | |
#273287 | drollery | |
#281652 | raillery | |
#314702 | capriole | |
#323539 | fraudulence |
How to use joke in a sentence?
Every caricature thrust upon the national press — that we are culturally elitist, professionally incestuous, socioeconomically detached and ideologically biased — is confirmed by this trainwreck of an event. Journalists, the joke’s on us. The WHCD is broken. Fix The WHCD or end The WHCD.
A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke and that the joke is oneself.
This is a joke.
Let's be clear, the monitoring this proposes is an absolute joke. So anyone who pretends like that's somehow something that's extraordinary, it's not. This is some of the weakest monitoring.
But it wasn’t just Woody, he made three homophobic comments in a row. A Hitler joke. And a rape joke. It was all within 30 seconds … What on Earth was happening? It was really confusing.
Translations for joke
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- نكتة, مزحArabic
- lətifə, zarafatAzerbaijani
- жартаваць, жартBelarusian
- шегаBulgarian
- broma, acuditCatalan, Valencian
- klaun, žertík, vtípek, vtip, žertovat, žert, šašekCzech
- jôcWelsh
- spøge, spøg, vittighedDanish
- scherzen, Streich, Witz, ScherzGerman
- ανέκδοτο, αστείο, ατειεύομαιGreek
- ŝerci, ŝercoEsperanto
- chiste, bromear, bromaSpanish
- شوت, شوخی, جوک, مسخرهPersian
- kasku, vitsi, kuje, pilailla, kepponen, pila, vitsaillaFinnish
- krønika, skemtisøgaFaroese
- raté, plaisanter, plaisanterie, blague, ratée, blaguerFrench
- cleasIrish
- cleasScottish Gaelic
- בדיחה, התלוצץ, התבדחHebrew
- मज़ाकHindi
- vicc, tréfál, tréfa, viccelHungarian
- անեկդոտArmenian
- spauga, spaug, brandari, grín, grínastIcelandic
- scherzo, scherzare, burla, celia, battutaItalian
- ジョーク, 冗談, 冷やかす, 巫山戯る, 冗談でJapanese
- әзіл, қалжыңKazakh
- 농담, 弄談Korean
- گالته کردنKurdish
- калжың кылуу, тамаша, тамашалооKyrgyz
- iocor, iocusLatin
- joks, jokotLatvian
- шегаMacedonian
- онигооMongolian
- lawak, seloroh, jenakaMalay
- grappen, aanfluiting, mop, grap, geintje, lol, grappenmaken, grolDutch
- tulle, spøk, vitsNorwegian
- dowcip, żart, kawał, żartowaćPolish
- piada, gracejar, brincadeiraPortuguese
- banc, glumăRomanian
- шутить, шут, шутка, анекдот, пошутить, клоунRussian
- ша́ла, šálaSerbo-Croatian
- vtip, žartovať, žartSlovak
- šalaSlovene
- vits, skämta, skämt, skoja, rolig historiaSwedish
- mzaha, kashesheSwahili
- ஜோக்Tamil
- biro, gago, gaguhan, panggagagoTagalog
- şaka, şaka yapmak, fıkraTurkish
- жарт, жартуватиUkrainian
- câu nói đùa, đùa, nói đùa, lời nói đùaVietnamese
- cogil, cog, cogönVolapük
- 玩笑Chinese
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