Synonyms of jokes

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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

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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

Have each family member jot down a few happy thoughts, jokes, or silly notes on small slips of paper and place them in the jar. — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026

The two quickly became friends, spending the next two years cracking jokes at each other’s expense. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Each episode runs just over 20 minutes and the action and jokes never lag as the up-for-any-challenge president tackles the Loch Ness legend and even journeys to Camp David. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

The restaurant was a favorite haunt of comedians, like Milton Berle, Henny Youngman and Jackie Mason, and a place for up-and-coming comics to try out their jokes. — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

On the Friends of Big Bear Valley Facebook page, commenters have been sharing their excitement, grief and plenty of jokes about Shadow’s new companion. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

So were the ordinary mornings, the inside jokes, the growing-up and the privilege of discovering who these two human beings were becoming. — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Suddenly, her parents’ cheerful transparency—their coarse jokes, their eagerness to name things that should not be named—appeared to Nidhi in a faintly embarrassing light. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Founder Borut Kokelj has collected around 25,000 jokes, carefully avoiding material targeting specific ethnic or religious groups. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

The bride jokes that everyone was so excited to celebrate that the party almost took them out. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Creighton jokes, explaining that making the film accessible to people is far more interesting to her than some sort of contrived celebrity impact campaign. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Montana jokes as a wide smile peeks out from under his beard. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 30 July 2026

The food team at Southern Living often jokes that there are no original recipe ideas left. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

In It Was an Accident, Walter jokes about her dating life, her kids and the current political climate all while incorporating the crowd in her standup. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Brittany Bell jokes that doctorate dissertation is 'coincidental' Bell, who also has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and a master's degree from Pepperdine University, spoke about her doctoral dissertation in the February 2025 interview. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Diego Calva jokes that his mother, Lorena, almost had a heart attack when Brad Pitt called her by her name at the 2023 Golden Globes. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Youssef jokes about a previous time Fox News invoked his name to get a rise out of its audience. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 May 2026