QUIPS Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

quips 1 of 2

noun

plural of quip

as in tricks

an odd or peculiar habit has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility

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conformities

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter the crowd laughed aloud at the author's clever quip

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quip

as in wisecracks

to make jokes she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, "You're a legend in your own mind, all right"

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Recent Examples of quips

Noun

The protagonist is highly vocal, frequently engaging in quips and banter. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 Her hilarious standout character, Rosemary, was supposed to be a supporting on the show — a townsperson, in and out, a few quips. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Sure, the Russo brothers lay on the quips and fan service a little thick, but after 11 years and 21 movies, they’re allowed to indulge. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The same is true of Shannon’s gift for eviscerating quips and Feimster’s talent for proudly shouting inappropriate things, both on full display. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Gavenas occasionally veers from hagiography, usually in the form of small, critical quips, but does not linger on the uncertainty of Mary Kay’s sale numbers. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 But the fan favorite still managed to provide one of the week's more memorable quips. — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 These mostly harmless quips resemble the type of pettiness that once ran roughshod across the Lone Star State, back when eight Texas programs were members of the Southwest Conference. — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The screenplay from Christina Friel and Connor Wright tosses out the right sassy quips while the drag star-dominant cast get a bodacious opportunity to dance and sing, all making this an E-ticket ride that’s impossible to sashay away from without a big smile on your face. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Verb

Picking up her weekly shopping, pensioner Ute Istock quips that the choice of apple varieties is as broad as that of candidates on the ballot sheets in last month's city election — adding that this is not necessarily a good thing. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Marsh, who played a biologist in the series Unstable, says Stanford-area scientists coached the cast on lab technique, though quips that the academic community may be disappointed by their pipetting. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Trump quips 'only consequential presidents get shot' in wild Cohen sit-down. — FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Byrd quips, adding that the next generation has emulated her work. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Certainly somebody is writing all those runway quips on RuPaul’s Drag Race. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026 And one key difference, Electra quips, between her comeback and Anderson's is their approach to red carpet glam. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Davide Cerrato quips that his lifelong passion for fly fishing was written in the stars. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers This is a solid commercial for the city of Pittsburgh, with the language and food quips. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quips

Noun

While some of its high-level LLM tricks are downright goofy, essential features like live captions, translations, and mini-map navigation perform admirably.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Collier has been up to her old tricks, scoring in bunches and contributing a ton of rebounds.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

Television’s rise forced it to reinvent itself by introducing live disc jockeys who played music and told jokes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
As a teenager, Davidson would sit in the back of the bus and write jokes on his way to and from basketball games and try them on his teammates.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of jokes

Noun

Growing older, Christian inherited his father’s mannerisms and infectious energy and often wears a glittering Bad Boy chain around his neck, firmly tying himself to his father’s shadow.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Others noticed how similar Ella’s voice and mannerisms are to Bening’s.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mannerisms

Noun

According to the rules of the game, Joker can only give his team members hints while the rest of the class watches and laughs at their stumbles.

— Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
Pledging love and respecting someone or a relationship can make people feel so uncomfortable that leaning into these tropes of life can feel humorous, and that’s where the laughs from a Hallmark film come from.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of laughs

Noun

Meanwhile, Stallone endured an avalanche of rejections from agents who felt his slurry speech and asymmetrical mouth were liabilities — the very traits, of course, that would mark him as an original in a few short years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Those details can help scientists trace traits associated with frogs and salamanders much further back in time.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of traits

Noun

While Miller pores over Kaczynski’s famous manifesto, correctly concluding that its linguistic quirks will lead the authorities to him, the upshot of Murray’s study four decades before is that the young Kaczynski shows signs of schizophrenia.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
So these are the scheduling quirks that come with our awesome move to nine games that has sure looked so great here lately.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of quirks

Noun

Two new books argue that this is the wrong debate to be having, since swing voters, with all their idiosyncrasies, don’t see politics through a lens of moderates versus progressives.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Much of his work has poked at the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of modern business, some of it toeing the line between documentary and fiction.

— Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of idiosyncrasies

Noun

Specifically, the one from that parable where six blind men describe a beast based on just one of its characteristics.

— Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
That is one of the clearest characteristics of an asset transitioning from a downtrend into an uptrend.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

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