PRACTICAL JOKER Synonyms: 35 Similar Words

practical joker

noun

Definition of practical joker

as in banterer

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Noun

But the knockabout violence has the effect of steamrolling the wit.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026
Seeing a knockabout comedy set outdoors is a whole different barrel of laughs.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of knockabout

Noun

Judging by the teaser for Other Worlds, bikes may be back in the picture.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
While the Glee Club has yet to release their own teaser, Dunham announced the Girls revival via four-way video call with cast members Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, and Zosia Mamet that promptly sent the internet into a tailspin.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of teaser

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Becoming Richard Pryor by Scott Saul Richard Pryor was a genius, a revolutionary, and such a truthful entertainer.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2026
So, the entertainer opted to go a different route by donating it to the state and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of entertainer

Noun

San Jose Downtown Association CEO Brian Kurtz played prankster, showing up in a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey, not exactly a welcome sight so close to the Shark Tank.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Always a prankster, Diana particularly loved when the press reported that her budget costume jewelry was real.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

Definition of prankster

Noun

Here, she’s matured as a well-rounded comedienne who can pull the stops for subtle approaches to laughs, and though the mugging is still evident, it’s only used for propitious moments.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Impacciatore, however, is a gifted, full-throttle comedienne who makes sure Esmerelda is much more than a villain.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026

Definition of comedienne

Noun

Yet as a child he was considered more clever than cutup.

— Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Such systems also house analytics programming, sections where mock drafts are monitored to gauge external chatter about players, video libraries of film cutups, charts with testing results and more advanced metrics such as play speed.

— Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of cutup

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