Synonyms of laughs

laughs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of laugh

1

as in giggles

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• giggles
• chuckles
• screams
• smiles
• grins
• roars
• chortles
• snickers
• cackles
• titters
• cracks up
• twitters
• hee-haws
• breaks up
• splits one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• weeps
• sobs
• bawls
• howls
• wails
• whines
• blubbers
• yowls
• sighs
• groans
• whimpers
• moans
• bleats
• sniffles
• squalls
• pules
• snivels

2

as in smiles

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

• smiles
• sneers
• snorts
• snickers
• sniffs
• sniggers
• insults
• ridicules
• jeers
• mocks
• hoots
• derides
• teases
• disdains
• taunts
• despises
• ribs
• scoffs (at)
• gibes
• scorns
• decries
• catcalls
• torments
• disparages
• belittles
• rides
• razzes
• heckles
• pooh-poohs
• bad-mouths
• jives
• puts down

laughs

2 of 2

noun

plural of laugh

1

as in chuckles

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement

the child's frown turned into a laugh when he saw the clown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chuckles
• laughters
• giggles
• snickers
• smiles
• guffaws
• grins
• cackles
• chortles
• sniggers
• smirks
• titters
• belly laughs
• cachinnations
• horselaughs
• twitters
• hee-haws
• crows
• whoops
• boffs
• simpers
• boffolas

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• groans
• sobs
• moans
• wails
• faces
• frowns
• mouths
• grimaces
• lowers
• scowls
• pouts

2

as in hoots

someone or something that is very funny

that new sitcom is a laugh

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoots
• screams
• jokes
• riots
• knee-slappers
• gags
• wisecracks
• quips
• witticisms
• howlers
• jests
• boners
• pleasantries
• sights
• sallies
• cracks
• waggeries
• cautions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downers
• bummers

3

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter

the film comedy had a good laugh in just about every scene

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• giggles
• gags
• wisecracks
• quips
• witticisms
• screams
• yuks
• one-liners
• funnies
• japes
• ribs
• jests
• pleasantries
• joshes
• sallies
• pranks
• drolleries
• waggeries
• cracks
• boffs
• comedies
• parodies
• nifties
• panics
• riots
• antics
• humors
• tricks
• buffooneries
• banters
• capers
• practical jokes
• riffs
• knee-slappers
• boffolas
• repartees
• mocks
• burlesques
• lampoons
• wits
• monkeyshines
• caricatures
• leg-pulls
• railleries
• mockeries
• wordplays
• thigh-slappers
• put-ons
• persiflages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laughs

Verb

The woman laughs every now and then and the man begins to almost sing between his puffs on his beedi. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

The author laughs ruefully when accused of his own version of nostalgia, admitting that the version of the airport he’s created feels closer to our present-day reality. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

When Lovat basically laughs at him for throwing everything away for a woman, Brian drops a sassy line about still having his conscience when all this is through and then rides off with Ellen to warn Dougal what’s coming. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

When that occasionally happens, Sheeran laughs it off and starts over. — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Be the man who chases, not the man who laughs with the group. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

After describing a recent experience of hers involving day-old Lebanese kibbeh nayyeh, Modica laughs. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Hernández laughs when describing La Lota’s central contradiction. — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

When asked for a message to any one-time Grey’s viewers who may have fallen behind at some point in the last two decades, Scorsone laughs. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

Comedy has always been filled with outsiders and oddballs trying to make a living getting laughs. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2026

Got lots of laughs, and one boy actually preferred the packets. — Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

That’s also a movie where laughs come in inappropriate places, but Labute got the benefit of the doubt as an unknown with no corporate support. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026

The series ends with the Enterprise D crew all sharing laughs at a bar. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

Roz Ryan brought the laughs (and trumpet noises) as Thalia, the mischievous muse of comedy. — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

White elephant gift exchanges are a holiday party staple, bringing plenty of laughs, a little friendly competition and, of course, the occasional gift-stealing showdown. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Cohen is so naturally funny and quick with improvisation that there are plenty of laughs along the way. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Its laughs are more often born out of astonishment than intentional comic craft. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026