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 Police used the incident to warn the public that pranks involving Orbeez guns, airsoft guns, or other toy firearms can provoke dangerous reactions and lead to criminal charges. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 June 2026 In the special, Arcuri tackles topics like marital pranks and urinal mind games while contending, on the more serious side, with his wife Katie Thurston’s cancer journey. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 June 2026 These are the kinds of hijinks fans came to expect, evoking all the feelings of a fun day at summer camp… with maybe a slightly higher volume of pranks. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026 Or pulling pranks on their teammates. — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Senior pranks Senior pranks had long been a rite of passage at Newark, Leggett said. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 In Lebanon, a look-alike delivery driver posts satirical videos and pranks unsuspecting residents, showing the fear Adraee inspires. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 In Lebanon, a look-alike delivery driver posts satirical videos and pranks unsuspecting residents, showing the fear Adraee inspires. — ABC News, 8 June 2026 Jokes and pranks and magic tricks. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pranks

Noun

Lennox and Kember are so good at playing these meta-textual tricks.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
To that point, experts in neuroscience and AI think that the difficulty of old dogs learning new tricks is significantly underappreciated.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

His reporting focuses on luxury travel and culture-forward experiences that explore how place, identity, and hospitality intersect.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Human costs of a ‘fix-it’ medical approach Research shows that the healthcare system’s emphasis on the length – not quality – of life introduces preventable suffering into American experiences of death.

— Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of experiences

Noun

As of July 9, the San Mateo Police Department had not received any reports of anyone being hit, injured, or property damaged in connection with the teen antics, according to Luna.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 July 2026
There was bewilderment, also, at the failure of the referee to get any kind of grip or control over the Paraguayan antics.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of antics

Noun

While the Jeep legacy dates to primarily to off-road military use, the hybrid model is oriented toward on-road escapades.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
Like Buster Keaton before him, Knoxville has an uncanny awareness of how his death-defying escapades appear on camera.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of escapades

Noun

Who could’ve guessed that a modest, half-hour drama filled with poop gags and 10 inches of prosthetic man meat would be the show to revitalize the fandom’s faith in Game of Thrones?

— Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
The gags are both belabored and feeble.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 June 2026

Definition of gags

Noun

Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists — doing it in 22 games.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Given that the Danes and Austria went all the way to penalties in the first of them, before the Dutch beat England in 90 minutes, there was only a two-hour difference between when the games ended.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026