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raillery

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Synonyms and Antonyms of raillery

good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks

Luke had to put up with a lot of raillery from his sister the first time he asked a girl for a date

Synonyms of raillery

backchat, badinage, banter, chaff, give-and-take, jesting, joshing, persiflage, repartee

Words Related to raillery

barb, crack, dig, gag, gambit, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism

drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richness

fooling, kidding, mocking, razzing, ribbing, ridiculing

humor, wit, wordplay

chatter, chitchat, gossip, small talk

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