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antic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of antic

1 causing or intended to cause laughter

  • antic shenanigans that made me nearly fall over with laughter
Synonyms of antic

chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
Words Related to antic

amusing, diverting, entertaining

clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany

facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery

jocular, playful, waggish

campy, jokey (also joky)

priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry

blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful
Near Antonyms of antic

earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty

affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical)

lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful
Antonyms of antic

humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical

2 given to good-natured joking or teasing

  • an antic group of kids at summer camp
Synonyms of antic

coltish, elfish, fay, frisky, frolicsome, larky, playful, rollicking, sportful, sportive
Words Related to antic

coy, kittenish

gay, happy, lighthearted, whimsical

energetic, frolic, jocund, lively, merry, spirited, sprightly, spunky, vivacious

devilish, impish, knavish, mischievous, pixie (also pixy), rascally, roguish

amusing, diverting, enjoyable, entertaining, fun, pleasurable

dabbling, frivolous, goofy, silly, trifling

delightful, pleasant, pleasing

jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, prankish, teasing
Near Antonyms of antic

dutiful, responsible

grave, grim, serious, solemn, somber (or sombre), stern, stolid

no-nonsense, priggish, starchy, stuffy

decorous, formal, proper, sedate, staid

guarded, inhibited, restrained
Antonyms of antic

earnest, serious-minded, sober, sobersided

antic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of antic

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

  • weʼll have no more of your antics, so just settle down
Synonyms of antic

caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, rag [chiefly British], roguery, shavie [Scottish], shine(s), trick, waggery
Words Related to antic

skylarking

adventure, experience, game, lark, time

high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism

shenanigan(s), tomfoolery

joking, kidding, teasing

gambit, hoax, maneuver, ploy

deed, feat, mission, performance, stunt

caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)

deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile

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