Synonyms of kidding

kidding 1 of 3

adjective

as in joking

marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing

made kidding remarks about her lack of skills in the kitchen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• sarcastic
• fooling
• jesting
• joshing
• quizzical
• razzing
• bantering
• mocking
• rallying
• ribbing
• chaffing
• funning
• ridiculing
• baiting
• derisive
• taunting
• heckling
• needling
• quipping
• jeering
• bandying
• contemptuous
• derisory
• scornful
• deriding
• hassling
• disdainful

kidding

2 of 3

noun

as in fooling

Related Words

• fooling
• mocking
• ribbing
• joke
• facetiousness
• razzing
• ridiculing
• laugh
• richness
• funniness
• wordplay
• humor
• wit
• gag
• wisecrack
• quip
• witticism
• hilariousness
• humorousness
• jest
• dig
• barb
• jesting
• drollness
• gambit
• sally
• pleasantry
• small talk
• nothings
• banter
• crack
• joshing
• chaff
• badinage
• chatter
• raillery
• repartee
• chitchat
• persiflage
• gossip
• waggery
• give-and-take
• backchat

kidding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of kid

1

as in teasing

to make fun of in a good-natured way

everybody's kidding me about my new haircut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• teasing
• roasting
• razzing
• joshing
• ribbing
• jiving
• chaffing
• goofing on
• riding
• taking the mickey out of
• rallying
• bantering
• fooling
• funning
• jesting
• quipping
• stringing along
• wisecracking
• jollying
• yukking
• gagging
• japing

2

as in jesting

to make jokes

he always kids around about his "wild and crazy" life as an accountant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• jesting
• funning
• fooling
• bantering
• quipping
• jollying
• joshing
• wisecracking
• yukking
• jiving
• chaffing
• teasing
• amusing
• cracking wise
• gagging
• japing
• ridiculing
• ragging
• razzing
• jeering
• mocking
• ribbing
• hazing
• parodying
• satirizing
• entertaining
• caricaturing
• lampooning
• gibing
• rallying
• diverting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kidding

Noun

Just kidding—but this printer deal does keep $80 in your pocket all the same. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Just kidding—We're loving this retro toy comeback! — Parents, 23 June 2026

My heart beats faster just thinking about all of them, no kidding. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

Just kidding, massage certificate is the way to go. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 May 2026

Just kidding, but really, dad-like pairs have been de-throned by low-profile sneakers that have a low sole and slim exterior. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026

Here’s what winning a National Championship taught me about B2B sales 🏆 (kidding…kinda) 1. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026

While fictional, Joel’s compassion and care can’t help but feel like counterprogramming to the cynical everyday horrors of violent deportations, open bigotry from leading politicians, measles outbreaks and the return of whole milk (kidding! — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025

Just kidding, that’s next Sunday. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

Verb

But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Room was kidding, but someone inside Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night had the power to make that happen. — Pete Grathoff june 21, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026

And even while kidding, Kupp couldn’t help but say out loud what many Rams followers are thinking. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Zucker watched the video and thought Harper — more known for his brush with greatness as a two-time NL MVP — was kidding. — CBS News, 28 May 2026

Gilpin isn’t kidding about the haunting. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026

Gosling, of course, was kidding. — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 6 May 2026