Synonyms of clown

clown 1 of 2

noun

ˈklau̇n 

1

as in harlequin

a comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior

a clown wearing big floppy shoes and a red wig

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harlequin
• buffoon
• comedian
• mime
• buffo
• zany
• joker
• comic
• jester
• madcap
• wit
• fool
• antic
• motley
• cutup
• jokester
• gracioso
• humorist
• pantaloon
• droll
• comedienne
• wag
• mummer
• farceur
• scaramouche
• funnyman
• gagger
• stand-up
• top banana
• mimic
• second banana
• gagman
• scaramouch
• gagster
• merry-andrew

2

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

you should stay away from that clown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• dog
• joker
• skunk
• idiot
• snake
• rat
• moron
• beast
• toad
• creep
• fool
• brute
• villain
• reptile
• heel
• swine
• scumbag
• boor
• schmuck
• brat
• cretin
• scum
• stinker
• bugger
• louse
• buzzard
• slime
• hound
• lout
• cur
• vermin
• rotter
• pill
• varmint
• nuisance
• dirtbag
• cad
• bounder
• fink
• so-and-so
• blighter
• bleeder
• sod
• slimeball
• slob
• sleazebag
• scuzzball
• sleaze
• sleazeball
• barbarian
• crud
• churl
• nerd
• son of a gun
• crumb
• savage
• stinkard
• chuff
• rat fink
• loudmouth
• rogue
• wretch
• imbecile
• lowlife
• rascal
• vulgarian
• scoundrel
• jackass
• caveman
• dolt
• scab
• goon
• blockhead
• scamp
• miscreant
• booby
• roughneck
• ninny
• Neanderthal
• airhead
• doofus
• dope
• nitwit
• snot
• nincompoop
• dork
• turkey
• pest
• snob
• dink
• schmo
• schmoe
• nut
• half-wit
• insolent
• nit
• dweeb
• snip
• birdbrain
• snoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• idol
• heroine
• role model
• saint
• angel

clown

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verb

1

as in to masquerade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masquerade
• mime
• ape
• ham
• pose (as)
• mimic
• imitate
• star (in)
• pantomime
• act out
• overact
• overplay
• take on
• enact
• underplay
• playact
• role-play
• dramatize
• represent
• act
• render
• play
• costar
• impersonate
• interpret
• depict
• perform
• coact
• portray
• do

2

as in to cut up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cut up
• horse around
• fool around
• carry on
• dance
• carouse
• revel
• kite
• prance
• joyride
• leap
• roister
• roughhouse
• caper
• sport
• lope
• lark
• skylark
• bound
• cavort
• romp
• frolic
• hop
• curvet
• skip
• frisk
• spring
• gambol
• trip
• tumble
• rollick
• disport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stew
• pout
• sulk
• mope

Examples of clown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Other law enforcement agencies have used proceeds to purchase a zamboni or hire a clown for a party. —Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

Oberg called the machine a cast iron work of art, with a clown figure appearing to turn the crank on the popper above a peanut roaster that’s part of the machine. —Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2024

Verb

Watch the video of Williams clowning on Drake at the 2024 ESPYs below. —Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

There’s fighting and clowning around, romance and alliances. —Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 31 July 2024

Phrases Containing clown

• clown (around)