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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
Synonyms:
jest
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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?
We like to joke the Vietnamese don’t have any rear view mirrors (a propos of the traffic). They don’t look very much into the terrible things that happened in the past, they are very forward-looking. That is in large part due to the young population.
When I took it to the store purchase managers and all and for obvious reasons it was difficult to understand I am not kidding, I am really talking about a product that offers a solution and it shouts from the rooftop saying it's freedom to stand and pee for women. So initially because they couldn't understand that something like this can work and it's not a joke we were actually shown the door.
All we need is time, and the whole thing will become a joke.
Facebook's fact-check policy is a joke, we will aggressively defend our First Amendment freedom, especially in this pivotal election year. We will not be censored by wannabe Democratic operatives posing as third-party arbiters of the truth.
At first, to be totally honest, I thought that it was some sort of joke, the fact Marie then went out and saw this down on the beach seemed impossible. Plus, Marie is an archaeologist, and she and I have always joked that she’ll one day make an amazing palaeontological discovery.
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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