Thesaurus results for BANTERED

bantered

verb

past tense of banter

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 Pennick and Kathy Elgas had — yet again — bantered that very morning over his reticence to adopt another cat, with the volunteer emphasizing the overwhelming need and Pennick stressing his need to protect his heart from the inevitable pain of a cat eventually dying. —

Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 On the train ride, fans sang and chanted and bantered with one another. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026 Here with partner Kurt Russell, the two presented the 1989 Best Director Oscar and jokingly bantered about their non-married status. —

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

Verb

Some nations support Costa’s backchannel proposal As European leaders left overnight after the summit wrapped up, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever joked that Costa would be the envoy to Moscow.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
On the drive home from the hospital, the couple even joked about which child would say what first.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026