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

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

The laughing and stuff wasn’t written into it. — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025

Verb

Imagine tall trees across the lake, a calm breeze, children laughing in the distance, the scent of your old canvas tent – there’s no forgetting the sights, sounds, smells and feel of summer camp. — Seth T. Kannarr, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Darnbrough told the judge that Wilson was seen laughing in surveillance video recovered after the attack. — Julie Hanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026

There were already about 100 to 200 fans in the park, about six hours before the first whistle; laughing, drinking, lending a hand to vendor setups. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Princess Charlotte and Princess Kate sat next to each other, chatting and laughing throughout the match. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Guests and employees have reported unexplained experiences for decades, from mysterious figures in hallways to sounds of children laughing and playing near the second-floor elevator. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

The Dalai Lama’s body may be ailing, true, but no one should bet against the punch line belonging to the monk who never stopped laughing. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Campos bursts out laughing — a regular occurrence — before returning to the story. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

This time, Arsenal popped City 5-1 and Gabriel very much enjoyed laughing and celebrating in Haaland’s face. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026