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gag

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gag

1 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 of gag

crack, drollery, funny, jape, jest, joke, laugh, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism
Words Related to gag

funning, joking, wisecracking

panic [slang], riot, scream

antic, buffoonery, caper, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick

burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff

comedy, humor, wit, wordplay
2 a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
  • the timeworn gag of wearing a lampshade as a hat
Synonyms of gag

antic, caper, dido, escapade, frolic, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, roguery, trick, waggery
Words Related to gag

skylarking

high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism

shenanigan(s), tomfoolery

joking, kidding, teasing

gambit, hoax, maneuver, ploy

caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)

fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, ruse, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile

gag

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gag

1 to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  • The terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag.
Synonyms of gag

barf, heave, hurl, puke, retch, spew, spit up, throw up, upchuck, vomit
Words Related to gag

disgorge, regurgitate

eject, expel

nauseate
Phrases Synonymous with gag

lose one's lunch [slang], toss one's cookies
2 to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe
  • I took a bite that was too large and began to gag.
Synonyms of gag

choke, suffocate
Words Related to gag

heave, retch, throw up, vomit

asphyxiate, smother, stifle
Near Antonyms of gag

breathe, respire

expire, inspire
3 to make jokes
  • That actor typically mugs and gags through his movies.
Synonyms of gag

banter, chaff, fool, fun, jape, jest, jive, joke, jolly, josh, kid, quip, wisecrack
Words Related to gag

gibe (or jibe), haze, jeer, mock, rag, rally, razz, rib, ridicule, tease

caricature, lampoon, parody, satirize

amuse, divert, entertain
Phrases Synonymous with gag

crack wise

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