as in joked
to make jokes
the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance
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Recent Examples of bantered
Here with partner Kurt Russell, the two presented the 1989 Best Director Oscar and jokingly bantered about their non-married status.
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Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Siwa and Hughes playfully bantered about a potential engagement ahead of spending their first Christmas together.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Jean insisted on driving, and the other two bantered the whole way.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Siwa and Hughes playfully bantered about a potential engagement ahead of spending their first Christmas together.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Jean insisted on driving, and the other two bantered the whole way.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantered
joked
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Culhane joked, playing Tucker Carlson on Weekend Update.—
Ella Gonzales
May 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Other comics, like Jeff Ross and Katt Williams, joked about Hart once attending a Diddy party.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Bantered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantered. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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