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clowned

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past tense of clown

Synonyms & Antonyms of clowned

1 as in mimicked, imitated

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for clowned

aped,
hammed,
imitated,
masqueraded,
mimed,
mimicked,
posed (as)

overacted,
overplayed,
underplayed

starred (in)

acted out,
enacted,
pantomimed,
playacted,
role-played,
took on

coacted
(or co-acted),
costarred
(or co-starred)

depicted,
dramatized,
rendered,
represented

acted,
did,
impersonated,
interpreted,
performed,
played,
portrayed

2 as in cut up

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for clowned

cut up

carried on,
fooled around,
horsed around

joyrode,
roughhoused,
skylarked

caroused,
reveled
(or revelled),
roistered

kited

curvetted
(or curveted),
danced,
pranced

bounded,
hopped,
leaped
(or leapt),
loped,
skipped,
sprang
(or sprung),
tripped,
tumbled

capered,
cavorted,
disported,
frisked,
frolicked,
gamboled
(or gambolled),
larked,
rollicked,
romped,
sported

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for clowned

moped,
pouted,
stewed,
sulked

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“Clowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clowned. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.

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