Synonyms of gags

gags 1 of 2

noun

plural of gag

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as in jokes

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

• jokes
• laughs
• giggles
• witticisms
• wisecracks
• one-liners
• japes
• funnies
• quips
• yuks
• ribs
• screams
• jests
• pranks
• sallies
• pleasantries
• drolleries
• joshes
• parodies
• waggeries
• comedies
• boffs
• cracks
• tricks
• antics
• buffooneries
• nifties
• riots
• panics
• burlesques
• riffs
• capers
• humors
• practical jokes
• knee-slappers
• lampoons
• banters
• caricatures
• boffolas
• repartees
• mocks
• monkeyshines
• wits
• wordplays
• mockeries
• railleries
• leg-pulls
• put-ons
• thigh-slappers
• persiflages

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as in pranks

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

• pranks
• tricks
• experiences
• adventures
• antics
• capers
• escapades
• practical jokes
• games
• jests
• times
• rags
• frolics
• rogueries
• knaveries
• monkeyshines
• shines
• didoes
• performances
• capriccios
• plays
• shavies
• waggeries
• larks
• stunts
• deeds
• shenanigans
• hoaxes
• high jinks
• gambits
• missions
• conceits
• subterfuges
• maneuvers
• deceptions
• tomfooleries
• trickeries
• ploys
• ruses
• deceits
• whimsies
• horseplays
• stratagems
• feats
• whims
• vagaries
• rowdyisms
• caprices
• delusions
• frauds
• fancies
• wiles
• hanky-pankies
• shams

gags

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gag

1

as in vomits

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomits
• hurls
• retches
• pukes
• barfs
• ejects
• heaves
• upchucks
• spits up
• spews
• throws up
• regurgitates
• disgorges
• loses one's lunch
• tosses one's cookies
• nauseates
• expels

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as in chokes

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

took a bite that was too large and began to gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chokes
• vomits
• suffocates
• retches
• heaves
• throws up
• stifles
• asphyxiates
• smothers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathes
• inspires
• expires
• respires

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as in quips

to make jokes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• quips
• wisecracks
• jests
• banters
• kids
• yuks
• fools
• japes
• teases
• funs
• jollies
• chaffs
• parodies
• jives
• ribs
• ridicules
• cracks wise
• amuses
• gibes
• joshes
• caricatures
• jeers
• rags
• mocks
• satirizes
• lampoons
• razzes
• hazes
• entertains
• rallies
• diverts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gags

Noun

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

We're just relieved the tone on display is respectful and serious and not choked with jokes and gags as in the most recent MCU outings. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 July 2026

Who could’ve guessed that a modest, half-hour drama filled with poop gags and 10 inches of prosthetic man meat would be the show to revitalize the fandom’s faith in Game of Thrones? — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

The gags are both belabored and feeble. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026

Minions & Monsters attempts to challenge that perception in its own unique way, primarily through plenty of gags. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

Footage showed the gang fending off attacks from a sushi monster during a car chase with rapid-fire gags. — Ryan Gaur, Variety, 25 June 2026

The reveal runs from players 1 through 26, leaning heavily on props and visual gags to name the squad. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 1 June 2026

Verb

There are 100 categories (seriously), the vast majority of them ridiculous bits, and even the semi-serious ones basically gags, too. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026

Speaking with Stern on post-Globes Monday for an episode that aired Tuesday, Glaser shared why gags about the current political climate were absent from the show. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026

Some gags land, others don’t, and the script’s sudden bursts of melancholy dependably catch you in the gut. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025