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jesting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of jesting

marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing

made jesting comments about my need for serious fashion advice

Synonyms of jesting

bantering, chaffing, fooling, funning, joking, joshing, kidding, quizzical, rallying, razzing, ribbing

Words Related to jesting

bandying, quipping

baiting, deriding, derisive, derisory, hassling, heckling, jeering, mocking, needling, ridiculing, taunting

contemptuous, disdainful, sarcastic, scornful

jesting

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of jesting

good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks

lots of laughter and elbow-nudging jesting at family reunions

Synonyms of jesting

backchat, badinage, banter, chaff, give-and-take, joshing, persiflage, raillery, repartee

Words Related to jesting

barb, crack, dig, gag, gambit, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism

drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richness

fooling, kidding, mocking, razzing, ribbing, ridiculing

humor, wit, wordplay

chatter, chitchat, gossip, small talk

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