Synonyms of jokes

jokes 1 of 2

noun

plural of joke

1

as in laughs

something said or done to cause laughter

he was known for his hilarious jokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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as in parodies

a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something

her rendition of the national anthem is a joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parodies
• caricatures
• cartoons
• comedies
• shams
• farces
• hoaxes
• simulations
• burlesques
• pretenses
• travesties
• mockeries
• counterfeits
• forgeries
• takeoffs
• lampoons
• fakes
• phonies
• knockoffs
• humbug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tributes
• homages

3

as in fools

a person or thing that is made fun of

having lost his looks and his voice years ago, these days he's just a show business joke and fodder for late-night comedy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fools
• targets
• jests
• sports
• victims
• butts
• mocks
• mockeries
• derisions
• laughingstocks
• marks
• suckers
• monkeys
• pigeons
• gulls
• dupes
• saps
• chumps
• fall guys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favorites
• pets
• darlings

jokes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of joke

1

as in kids

to make jokes

he was known for his ability to joke about his lack of anything resembling a social life

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in teases

to make fun of in a good-natured way

oh, don't get offended, I was just joking you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• teases
• ribs
• roasts
• razzes
• joshes
• chaffs
• rallies
• banters
• goofs on
• quips
• jives
• rides
• takes the mickey out of
• jests
• wisecracks
• fools
• strings along
• gags
• funs
• yuks
• jollies
• japes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jokes

Noun

Hang on through an opening salvo of political jokes that elapsed time and Tuesday’s election results have rendered stale (Rudy Giuliani, anybody? — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Ruiz Caldera wanted Romero in the lead, although the comedian worried that viewers would expect jokes from a screenplay containing almost none. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

The election results are in, and late-night TV hosts were ready with a slew of jokes. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026

Tikhman is used to managing artists, but jokes that producing the show’s soundtrack for the second time was tougher. — Michelle Ruiz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026

Todd Wash cracked a few jokes in his first press conference as Carolina Panthers’ interim defensive coordinator on Thursday. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

The newspaper doubled down over the weekend, reporting that Beckett and Ranganathan had made jokes about Acaster’s middle-class background. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

And of course jokes were made about the absurdly long menu at the aforementioned Cheesecake Factory; that is a gimme. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Ashley Padilla Padilla, who captured hearts as a star cast member of SNL this past year, made the room laugh with a toast full of jokes and references to her most notable sketches. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

Verb

Artificial Reef Coordinator Jordan Byrum jokes that fans of the old bridge will be able to put on scuba gear and stand in traffic lanes at a depth of about 15-feet. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Meyers-Shyer jokes that on a recent Ask Me Anything, she was asked to describe her landscape. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026

These days, Corcoran jokes that her hardest decision is where to drink her morning coffee. — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Diners who sit in those four seats are like guinea pigs, Justus jokes. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

The pregnant mom of three says that her doctors have no concerns, and jokes that her dermatologist is happy. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

Jepsen jokes that so many of the songs on Day and Night have lyrics about sleeping all day. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Janier jokes that he was born in a cheese vat and that milk runs through his veins. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Johnson jokes, miming a phone to her ear as Cherkovskiy puts his head in hands. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026