What is another word for prank?
Synonyms for prank
præŋkprank
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buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, pranknoun
acting like a clown or buffoon
Synonyms:
funniness, joke, trick, comedy, caper, drollery, bagatelle, buffoonery, put-on, frippery, antic, fluff, frivolity, harlequinade, frivolousness, japery, clowningantic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-onverb
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, joke, buffoonery, romp, fraudulence, fast one, dupery, trick, illusion, magic, lampoon, harlequinade, antic, hoax, travesty, whoremonger, laugh, gambol, frolic, burlesque, spoof, conjuring trick, japery, conjurationprankverb
dress or decorate showily or gaudily
"Roses were pranking the lawn"
prankverb
dress up showily
"He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#372 | john | |
#429 | job | |
#473 | action | |
#516 | play | |
#2205 | magic | |
#3313 | comedy | |
#4480 | fraud | |
#6263 | laugh | |
#6675 | joke | |
#7167 | trick | |
#11745 | freak | |
#12429 | gag | |
#13078 | illusion | |
#14981 | kidding | |
#15524 | deception | |
#18520 | parody | |
#18916 | stuffing | |
#22497 | hoax | |
#27783 | spoof | |
#28571 | jest | |
#29414 | prank | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#31534 | giggle | |
#31654 | farce | |
#33962 | takeoff | |
#37211 | romp | |
#40207 | caper | |
#40443 | mockery | |
#44008 | lampoon | |
#45715 | capricious | |
#47210 | burlesque | |
#47257 | charade | |
#50882 | humbug | |
#52681 | hazing | |
#54297 | frolic | |
#56153 | travesty | |
#64564 | escapade | |
#77180 | clowning | |
#79626 | antic | |
#94857 | frivolity | |
#111042 | bagatelle | |
#115961 | conjuration | |
#162714 | legerdemain | |
#169267 | buffoonery | |
#172788 | gambol | |
#201381 | jape | |
#233386 | jocularity | |
#273287 | drollery | |
#314702 | capriole | |
#323539 | fraudulence |
How to use prank in a sentence?
There are two dozen articles – and thousands of comments online – suggesting that this is a prank – and I am responsible for it, and I have to say – that’s disappointing. You play like 50 pranks and all of a sudden people don't trust you anymore.
I didnt think nothing of it [at first], i thought they were just playing games with me, like a prank.
Haven't we learned anything? You must comply with the lawful orders of police officers who are lawfully investigating suspicious incidents and or criminal activity. This is a dangerous prank. It could have led to deadly consequences.
I don't think of this as an April Fool's prank...I wanted to tell you that protecting yourself is protecting the precious people around you.
We were just watching the movie and I noticed that the exit to the right opened up, i told [ friend ] Ashley [ Kurz ], I think someone’s doing a prank right now that’s going to be very funny.
Translations for prank
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- مَقْلَبُArabic
- kanadský žert, špás, šprýmCzech
- spilopperDanish
- Schabernack, StreichGerman
- φάρσαGreek
- bubaĵoEsperanto
- jugarreta, travesura, inocentada, bromaSpanish
- temp, vempEstonian
- elkeet, kepponenFinnish
- farce, tourFrench
- prankIrish
- cleasScottish Gaelic
- מְתִיחָהHebrew
- csínytevés, kópéság, huncutságHungarian
- օյինArmenian
- burla, beffa, vigliaccata, scherzo meschinoItalian
- מעשה קונדסHebrew
- いたずら, 悪ふざけJapanese
- ოინიGeorgian
- 弄談, 농담, 장난, 作亂Korean
- LUDUSLatin
- мајтапMacedonian
- streek, grapDutch
- ablegøyerNorwegian Nynorsk
- ablegøyerNorwegian
- travessura, trotePortuguese
- шалость, проказа, шутка, проделка, выходкаRussian
- psine, псине, psȉna, пси̏наSerbo-Croatian
- hyss, streck, busstreck, busSwedish
- กลอุบายThai
- muziplikTurkish
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