LAUGHED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

laughed

verb

past tense of laugh

as in giggled

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

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as in smiled

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!

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Recent Examples of laughed There was an exhilarating ease as people talked, laughed, and flirted freely. — Lilian T. Mehrel, IndieWire, 7 July 2026 Their Ballon d’Or-winning winger Ousmane Dembele had the ball in his hands, a decoy to avoid unwanted attention on the actual taker Mbappe, and Dembele quite literally laughed in the face of the petulant Velazquez. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026 The moment visibly caught Duff off guard, prompting members of her security team to step forward briefly, though the singer quickly laughed it off and continued the performance without interruption. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The actor laughed while recalling one of the more unusual consequences of the franchise's popularity. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Carrie Warick-Smith, at the Association of Community College Trustees, laughed ruefully when she was asked when that journey — and the free money to start it — might actually begin. — Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 30 June 2026 Another Bilandic insider laughed when asked if Donovan would be a candidate to replace Bilandic as 11th Ward alderman. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Her family proudly captured the moment at graduation the next week, as her classmates laughed and cheered along, based on footage shared with the AJC. — Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 Complete strangers linked arms, laughed and followed the rhythm, turning a simple dance into a display of the camaraderie that has become a hallmark of Dutch fan culture. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

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Willis sang as their children—14-year-old Mabel Ray and 12-year-old Evelyn Penn—giggled in the background.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 June 2026
The couple giggled between kisses and lounged on a red-and-white picnic blanket while overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Definition of giggled

Verb

Hearn joined his attorneys in front of a bank of cameras and smiled to supporters but did not speak.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Four years of not knowing if intense vocal rehab would one day mean a return to live performances, Bon Jovi and his bandmates slowly walked from the back of the stage into the spotlight and smiled.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of smiled

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Nobody sneered at authority and received wisdom more than Johnny Rotten.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Texas and Florida were COVID-19 wildfires, where the rates of infection soared due to the irresponsible actions of their respective governors who allowed businesses to remain open, all but sneered at immunization and encouraged people to gather maskless at public venues.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of sneered

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One passenger, identified only as Christina, told Thessaloniki radio that passengers panicked and screamed and that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window.

— Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
There was no pomp and circumstance by Haaland, though his teammates screamed and jumped on his back.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026