Synonyms of laughing

laughing 1 of 3

adjective

as in merry

indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor

the satisfying comedy put us in a laughing mood for the rest of the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merry
• jolly
• festive
• smiling
• cheerful
• funny
• amused
• lively
• jovial
• witty
• gleeful
• mirthful
• happy
• sunny
• jocose
• joking
• jocular
• joyful
• amusing
• humorous
• playful
• blithe
• giggling
• delighted
• jocund
• bright
• gay
• chuckling
• blithesome
• ecstatic
• spirited
• bouncing
• hilarious
• lighthearted
• carefree
• animated
• joyous
• cheery
• upbeat
• jubilant
• exuberant
• blissful
• buoyant
• enraptured
• beaming
• rapturous
• exultant
• euphoric
• chipper
• perky
• vivacious
• optimistic
• radiant
• flippant
• jaunty
• frisky
• sprightly
• facetious
• jesting
• peppy
• blessed
• comical
• high
• comic
• thrilled
• tickled
• unconcerned
• hopeful
• elated
• overjoyed
• exhilarated
• frolicsome
• joshing
• rosy
• easygoing
• uproarious
• sportive
• sanguine
• entranced
• cavalier
• riotous
• farcical
• ravished
• zippy
• lightsome
• insouciant
• antic
• gladsome
• sprightful
• sidesplitting
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sad
• unhappy
• blue
• depressed
• weeping
• anguished
• aggrieved
• melancholy
• sorrowful
• wailing
• abject
• disconsolate
• sobbing
• dejected
• despondent
• glum
• downcast
• forlorn
• heartbroken
• crestfallen
• dispirited
• saddened
• disheartened
• brokenhearted
• disgruntled
• discontented
• sorry
• moody
• heartsick
• moaning
• mournful
• black
• groaning
• plaintive
• dark
• gray
• doleful
• downhearted
• depressing
• lugubrious
• gloomy
• woeful
• joyless
• heavyhearted
• sullen
• low-spirited
• somber
• lachrymose
• bleak
• morose
• dolorous
• dismal
• cheerless
• miserable
• desolate
• dreary
• saturnine
• comfortless
• wretched
• woebegone
• listless
• lethargic
• dull
• sluggish
• torpid

laughing

2 of 3

noun

as in smiling

Related Words

• smiling
• cheering
• rejoicing
• exultation

Dissimilar Words

• tears
• groan
• howl
• wail
• lamentation
• moan
• lament
• keen
• cry
• sob
• plaint
• suffering
• weeping
• mourning
• grieving
• sorrowing
• agonizing

laughing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of laugh

1

as in giggling

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• giggling
• chuckling
• screaming
• smiling
• grinning
• snickering
• roaring
• chortling
• cackling
• tittering
• twittering
• hee-hawing
• cracking up
• splitting one's sides
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sobbing
• weeping
• bawling
• howling
• wailing
• whining
• blubbering
• whimpering
• sighing
• groaning
• sniffling
• bleating
• moaning
• squalling
• yowling
• sniveling
• puling

2

as in sneering

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions

you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smiling
• sneering
• snickering
• snorting
• sniffing
• sniggering
• insulting
• ridiculing
• mocking
• jeering
• deriding
• hooting
• teasing
• gibing
• taunting
• disdaining
• despising
• decrying
• disparaging
• belittling
• tormenting
• ribbing
• scorning
• scoffing (at)
• razzing
• catcalling
• heckling
• riding
• jiving
• bad-mouthing
• pooh-poohing
• putting down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laughing

Noun

The thought of coworkers open-mouthed laughing is enough to jar anyone awake. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 24 July 2026

A lot of shouting, a lot of laughing, a lot of talk. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Keith moved into the center of the balcony, posing and laughing. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Mira and two friends moved to a low wall and huddled around their own smartwatches, whispering and laughing. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

The laughing becomes infectious. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

Belt It Out at Sweet Caroline Karaoke Bar If your idea of a great date involves a little chaos, a lot of laughing, and maybe a surprisingly decent duet, Sweet Caroline Karaoke Bar is calling your name. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

The former competitive cheerleader said the laughing was an act of misogyny. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

Harbour and Brown arrived together on the red carpet for the premiere of the latest season and were captured on camera laughing, hugging each other and posing for photos. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

The humor is like laughing about something that was just so stupid, or something that was so traumatic. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But Arch Manning leading a news conference’s laughing praise of an AI video that depicted his coach back-handing Holly Rowe? — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The willingness to go in every day and make a total fool of yourself to a room of 10 other people in front of a language teacher who’s actively laughing at you. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

She and Bardem, 57, spoke to each other amid the applause, laughing and taking in the enthusiasm. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

Camp’s turn here as a kooky neighbor who stumbles into an unexpected romance is exactly the kind of role that gets a room talking (and laughing). — Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

The South wasn't in a laughing mood after the Civil War, so silent film star and comedian Buster Keaton went west. — Brian Bull, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026

Roughly 450 users reacted with likes or hearts, while about 480 responded with laughing emojis, underscoring the divided response. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The two ended up walking away laughing, and Luiz’s grin rode right into the next conversation, drill or interaction with anyone on the field. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026