Synonyms of antic

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adjective

1

as in humorous

causing or intended to cause laughter

antic shenanigans that made me nearly fall over with laughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humorous
• comedic
• funny
• comical
• amusing
• comic
• hysterical
• ridiculous
• entertaining
• hysteric
• playful
• farcical
• hilarious
• uproarious
• riotous
• droll
• ludicrous
• witty
• screaming
• humoristic
• sidesplitting
• laughable
• risible
• chucklesome
• zany
• clownish
• killing
• slapstick
• waggish
• whimsical
• jocular
• slapsticky
• knockabout
• merry
• flippant
• mirthful
• diverting
• laughing
• wry
• jovial
• jocose
• facetious
• flip
• jokey
• gleeful
• campy
• mad
• jolly
• joky
• jocund
• blithesome
• pert
• smart-alecky
• priceless
• smart
• rich
• smart-aleck
• snickery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfunny
• unamusing
• lame
• serious
• humorless
• solemn
• somber
• sombre
• tragical
• earnest
• tragic
• staid
• sedate
• grave
• unsmiling
• severe
• unhumorous
• sober
• poignant
• weighty
• uncomic
• unhysterical
• mournful
• sad
• touching
• moving
• sorrowful
• tearful
• lachrymose
• affecting
• woeful
• sobersided
• no-nonsense

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• unfunny
• unamusing
• lame
• serious
• humorless
• solemn
• somber
• sombre
• tragical
• earnest
• tragic
• staid
• sedate
• grave
• unsmiling
• severe
• unhumorous
• sober
• poignant
• weighty
• uncomic
• unhysterical
• mournful
• sad
• touching
• moving
• sorrowful
• tearful
• lachrymose
• affecting
• woeful
• sobersided
• no-nonsense

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2

as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing

an antic group of kids at summer camp

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playful
• amusing
• mischievous
• goofy
• larky
• entertaining
• sportive
• elfish
• merry
• frisky
• frolicsome
• coltish
• energetic
• rollicking
• lively
• delightful
• silly
• sportful
• fay
• whimsical
• fun
• happy
• impish
• enjoyable
• pleasing
• coy
• lighthearted
• prankish
• frolic
• roguish
• spirited
• jocund
• kittenish
• joking
• vivacious
• gay
• knavish
• pleasant
• spunky
• sprightly
• jocose
• pixie
• frivolous
• jocular
• teasing
• rascally
• devilish
• jesting
• trifling
• diverting
• pleasurable
• pixy
• dabbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnest
• serious
• solemn
• dutiful
• sober
• somber
• sombre
• responsible
• stolid
• grim
• stern
• grave
• priggish
• decorous
• serious-minded
• proper
• sobersided
• staid
• formal
• sedate
• stuffy
• starchy
• restrained
• inhibited
• guarded
• no-nonsense

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• earnest
• serious
• solemn
• dutiful
• sober
• somber
• sombre
• responsible
• stolid
• grim
• stern
• grave
• priggish
• decorous
• serious-minded
• proper
• sobersided
• staid
• formal
• sedate
• stuffy
• starchy
• restrained
• inhibited
• guarded
• no-nonsense

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antic

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noun

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

we'll have no more of your antics, so just settle down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prank
• trick
• caper
• escapade
• adventure
• joking
• roguery
• waggery
• knavery
• experience
• gag
• capriccio
• frolic
• practical joke
• shine(s)
• hijinks
• rag
• jest
• time
• tomfoolery
• game
• stunt
• feat
• kidding
• shavie
• performance
• monkeyshine(s)
• skylarking
• dido
• lark
• rowdyism
• whimsy
• horseplay
• roughhousing
• gambit
• deed
• vagary
• teasing
• high jinks
• play
• hoax
• whimsey
• trickery
• stratagem
• subterfuge
• maneuver
• shenanigan(s)
• mission
• deception
• conceit
• caprice
• ruse
• whim
• ploy
• delusion
• deceit
• wile
• fraud
• fooling
• fancy
• sham
• hoodwinking
• hanky-panky

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