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 The mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 Some of the more than 100 in attendance in the council chambers gasped or laughed when the town revealed that the fines have only amounted to $1,600 so far. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Nidhi laughed to herself, a soft laugh that contained a question, a giddy, half-serious dare. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 The Tonight Show audience laughed before Scott was asked about his daughter’s reaction to the lesson. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 The crowd cheered at the joke as Duff laughed on stage, clearly impressing fans with her NBA knowledge. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The biggest supervillain in college football history laughed when hearing about his most recent notoriety. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Kotzmacher said people leaving the arena pointed, laughed and taunted her group over Indiana’s loss and Cunningham’s performance. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Moments later, Saldaña pulled De Oliveira into a tight hug, and the pair giggled like old friends.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of giggled

Verb

In video clips shared online, Zgraggen smiled at the camera and described walking to a beach during the observance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Taylor’s stepmom, Heather, smiled next to Taylor on the other side of her, while her dad, Tarek, posed at the end and held his son, Tristan, now 3.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 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

Verb

Montes grabbed and threw two $10,000 candle holders to the ground, breaking them, and screamed at the congregation, according to prosecutors.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Police said the caller screamed and yelled while attempting to close the bathroom door.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026