Thesaurus results for PRANKS

pranks

noun

plural of prank

as in tricks

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different times

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Recent Examples of pranks Surely, Leslie Nielsen was serious about pulling pranks on the set of Airplane! — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2026 The Muskego Police Department is warning Muskego High School students about consequences of pranks causing damage after the department received over 20 complaints in less than two weeks. — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The set includes a variety of items, including a new book entitled Slappy’s Book of Pranks, which includes directions for over 20 different pranks, Slappy trivia, a history of pranking, jokes and an introduction by Stine himself. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 That was also when many of the brand’s signature aesthetics — the black-and-white [as] logo, bumps and interstitials that break the fourth wall, and legendary April Fool’s Day pranks — began to take shape. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 After the film’s theatrical release on June 26, the decades-long saga of pranks and tomfoolery is finally coming to an end. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 In it, Simpson pulled pranks on strangers dressed as a Ford Bronco salesman, a durag-wearing rapper, a pizza delivery man, an Elvis Presley impersonator and an elderly, white man. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Before class started, and the teacher had not yet arrived, students may have been clowning around in the room, making jokes, playing pranks, or talking loudly and inappropriately. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 Koko loves the pranks too, but is serious about what this tech can do. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pranks

Noun

Kashpirovskiy performing tricks and hypnotizing a kolkhoz [Soviet cooperative farm] audience.

— Will Tizard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Keep potential thieves away with these easy-to-use safety tricks.

— Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

Howard County Police Department Colonel Terrence Benn said task force members brought clinical and practical expertise, as well as personal experiences, to the discussions.

— CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Sagittarius Moon encourages play, creativity, and experiences that hold your attention for their own sake.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of experiences

Noun

Created by Akira Toriyama and produced by Toei Animation, Dragon Ball Z is a sci-fi fantasy that follows the adventures of Goku, an alien warrior.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
The elf's adventures were already lengthy and satisfying in 2D on the NES, Super NES, and Game Boy, but his debut on the N64 was downright epic.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of adventures

Noun

But when Depp was first jettisoned from Hollywood’s A-list, major studios had begun to tire of his antics.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
For a while, Two Shell’s antics—like sending in decoy DJs pretending to mix—were divisive, but at least the music was exciting.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of antics

Noun

There was a time when fall was hospitality’s quiet season—the quiet lull between summer beach trips and ski season escapades, the time when back to school and back to work meant people largely stayed home.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Check out even more Amazon travel finds to shop ahead of your fall escapades.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of escapades

Noun

Throughout the adventure, Sharpson and Santat deliver literary quips and visual gags with perfect comic timing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
The sequence has some clever gags, but you’re distracted by the awareness of being narratively underwhelmed.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026