Synonyms of gag

gag 1 of 2

noun

1

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

the movie featured a gag involving a chicken driving a car that audiences thought was hysterically funny

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

played a gag on their teammate by putting shaving cream in his hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prank
• trick
• joking
• adventure
• experience
• caper
• practical joke
• escapade
• antic
• rag
• waggery
• kidding
• time
• shavie
• capriccio
• shine(s)
• game
• knavery
• dido
• roguery
• jest
• stunt
• frolic
• monkeyshine(s)
• lark
• feat
• performance
• teasing
• tomfoolery
• deed
• hoax
• play
• ploy
• gambit
• skylarking
• horseplay
• ruse
• high jinks
• mission
• maneuver
• rowdyism
• subterfuge
• roughhousing
• trickery
• shenanigan(s)
• deception
• stratagem
• whim
• whimsy
• conceit
• fooling
• vagary
• delusion
• caprice
• deceit
• sham
• fraud
• hanky-panky
• wile
• fancy
• hoodwinking

gag

2 of 2

verb

ˈgag 

1

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• retch
• puke
• barf
• upchuck
• heave
• throw up
• eject
• spew
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• toss one's cookies
• regurgitate
• disgorge
• nauseate
• expel

2

as in to choke

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

took a bite that was too large and began to gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choke
• vomit
• suffocate
• retch
• throw up
• heave
• stifle
• smother
• asphyxiate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathe
• inspire
• expire
• respire

3

as in to joke

to make jokes

the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• fun
• quip
• banter
• jest
• fool
• kid
• jolly
• jape
• wisecrack
• tease
• yuk
• parody
• rag
• jive
• crack wise
• ridicule
• amuse
• chaff
• mock
• jeer
• josh
• gibe
• caricature
• rib
• satirize
• haze
• razz
• lampoon
• entertain
• rally
• divert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gag

Noun

After all, these rich, beautiful people couldn’t possibly see past Dee’s uncontrollable urge to panic-gag and Charlie’s uncontrollable desire to shove grotesque amounts of cheese in his mouth, right? — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

The show’s comedy only made its bleakest moments more upsetting and dramatic in contrast, while the drama made the visual gags and slapstick more charming. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026

Verb

This Spanish detective thriller The Marked Woman follows a pair of police officers who are assigned the case of an amnesiac woman found bound and gagged in a shipping container at the Port of Barcelona. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026

Victims of Harvey Weinstein have spoken in the past about being gagged by NDAs. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2026