Synonyms of jokers

jokers

noun

plural of joker

1

as in comedians

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor

he's the joker of the family, always making us laugh

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comedians
• jokesters
• humorists
• wits
• cards
• entertainers
• jesters
• clowns
• funnymen
• drolls
• farceurs
• gaggers
• comics
• wags
• gagsters
• gagmen
• buffoons
• comediennes
• pranksters
• harlequins
• kidders
• fools
• practical jokers
• teasers
• zanies
• cutups
• caricaturists
• parodists
• satirists
• knockabouts
• banterers
• wisecrackers
• quipsters
• lampooners
• quippers

2

as in clowns

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

just ignore that joker and his rude comments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clowns
• bastards
• jerks
• dogs
• idiots
• skunks
• morons
• rats
• buggers
• snakes
• villains
• cads
• creeps
• schmucks
• scumbags
• toads
• reptiles
• swine
• scums
• cretins
• brutes
• heels
• bounders
• beasts
• rotters
• fools
• boors
• stinkers
• pills
• brats
• dirtbags
• vermin
• bleeders
• varmints
• blighters
• louts
• buzzards
• sods
• louses
• finks
• curs
• barbarians
• slimeballs
• sons of guns
• sleazeballs
• churls
• nuisances
• scuzzballs
• hounds
• slimes
• sleazebags
• scoundrels
• nerds
• so-and-sos
• sleazes
• cruds
• rascals
• stinkards
• savages
• nuts
• chuffs
• loudmouths
• slobs
• crumbs
• imbeciles
• vulgarians
• rogues
• cavemen
• lowlifes
• wretches
• dopes
• dolts
• rat finks
• roughnecks
• blockheads
• nincompoops
• miscreants
• scabs
• scamps
• Neanderthals
• goons
• ninnies
• jackasses
• airheads
• nitwits
• snobs
• boobies
• dorks
• doofuses
• dweebs
• schmoes
• dinks
• turkeys
• half-wits
• pests
• snots
• birdbrains
• nits
• snips
• insolents
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• gentlemen
• ladies
• idols
• role models
• heroines
• saints
• angels

3

as in guys

an adult male human being

sat at the bar next to some poor joker who had just lost his job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guys
• gentlemen
• males
• dudes
• bastards
• gents
• lads
• men
• fellas
• blokes
• fellows
• cats
• galoots
• hombres
• chaps
• chappies
• bucks
• jacks
• joes
• masters
• buddies
• sirs
• busters
• misters

4

as in risks

a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized

read the contract carefully before signing to make sure there aren't any jokers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risks
• hitches
• gimmicks
• land mines
• kickers
• pitfalls
• snags
• gotchas
• booby traps
• catches
• bombs
• trip wires
• hazards
• perils
• traps
• webs
• snares
• bombshells
• catch-22's
• decoys
• surprises
• baits
• lures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jokers

The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

At some point, all these jokers need to sit down and stop auditioning for attention long enough to actually do the jobs they were elected or appointed to do. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

But the other main parties called it a stunt and refused to take part, leaving Farage running against an assortment of independents, jokers and single-issue candidates led by Count Binface, a comic space alien with a trash can on his head. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026

Students are required to bring two full decks of cards including the jokers. — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026

The 166-piece set includes 36 dot, bam, and crack tiles, 12 dragons, 16 winds, 16 flowers, 10 jokers, and four blank spare tiles made from melamine. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

So Porter is now the guy the State Police have supposedly doing a deep dive on the clowns, grifters and assorted gender-bending jokers that Maura Healey hands six-figure hack sinecures to — judicial nominees, college presidents, the heads of the veterans’ homes, etc. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025