Synonyms of drollery

drollery

noun

ˈdrōl-rē 

1

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

the film's sophisticated drolleries will elicit smiles and chuckles even upon repeated viewings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• laugh
• joking
• witticism
• wisecrack
• jape
• pleasantry
• waggery
• giggle
• gag
• one-liner
• funny
• quip
• rib
• sally
• jest
• yuk
• humorousness
• josh
• nifty
• comedy
• scream
• prank
• parody
• boff
• humor
• buffoonery
• raillery
• crack
• antic
• riot
• wisecracking
• caper
• funning
• burlesque
• leg-pull
• banter
• persiflage
• drollness
• facetiousness
• lampoon
• repartee
• trick
• riff
• practical joke
• funniness
• panic
• mockery
• knee-slapper
• boffola
• put-on
• caricature
• wordplay
• mock
• wit
• kidding
• hilariousness
• thigh-slapper
• monkeyshine(s)

2

as in humor

the amusing quality or element in something

though generally serious, the novel about a seriously dysfunctional family is not without drollery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humor
• humorousness
• irony
• comicality
• comedy
• funniness
• richness
• drollness
• amusement
• comic
• hilariousness
• enjoyment
• satire
• pleasure
• whimsicality
• absurdity
• uproariousness
• ludicrousness
• ridiculousness
• wittiness
• jocularity
• burlesque
• playfulness
• wryness
• slapstick
• parody
• farce
• spoof
• fun
• lampoon
• takeoff
• caricature
• jokiness
• laughableness
• jest
• waggishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pathos
• sorrow
• grief
• misery
• anguish
• torture
• woe
• agony
• gravity
• seriousness
• heartbreak
• torment
• heartache
• tribulation
• solemnity
• dolor
• soberness
• somberness
• solemnness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drollery

In both films, Jarmusch strips away the ironic detachment and deadpan drollery that were part of his signature in the earlier movies that earned him a prominent spot on the American indie map. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025

He is played by Ethan Hawke, a mainstay of Linklater’s movies, in a remarkable amalgam of bitterness, exuberance, drollery, tenderness, frustration, and tremendous artistic passion. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025

Matthew Rankin’s latest surreal comedy, between hilarious drollery and bitter disillusionment. — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024

But his method is mostly charging into the fray, shouting battle cries or tossing out Australian drollery. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024