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

All that’s needed to keep the cult of Phoebe growing is to leave us hanging on every word, whether the next line is a cosmic gag or an unexpectedly earnest profession of love. — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

On the show, there is a running gag of sorts about journalist Trent Crimm of the Independent. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

My mother felt grit on her skin and the fumes gagged her. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026

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