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roast

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of roast

to make fun of in a good-natured way
  • playfully roasting their mother for her choice of hat
Synonyms of roast

chaff, jive, joke, josh, kid, rally, razz, rib, ride, tease
Words Related to roast

banter

fool, fun, string along

jest, quip, wisecrack

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