Synonyms of wisecracking

wisecracking 1 of 2

noun

as in wisecrack

Related Words

• wisecrack
• joking
• funning
• funny
• quip
• drollery
• witticism
• laugh
• joke
• one-liner
• jape
• gag
• pleasantry
• riot
• scream
• caper
• waggery
• buffoonery
• antic
• rib
• giggle
• sally
• banter
• nifty
• josh
• prank
• boff
• practical joke
• burlesque
• panic
• yuk
• parody
• jest
• leg-pull
• knee-slapper
• crack
• mock
• repartee
• riff
• raillery
• put-on
• caricature
• kidding
• mockery
• lampoon
• drollness
• comedy
• trick
• persiflage
• humorousness
• monkeyshine(s)
• thigh-slapper
• funniness
• wordplay
• hilariousness
• boffola
• humor
• facetiousness
• wit

wisecracking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of wisecrack

as in joking

to make jokes

wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• bantering
• funning
• jesting
• quipping
• kidding
• japing
• yukking
• amusing
• jollying
• fooling
• joshing
• jiving
• teasing
• jeering
• razzing
• ridiculing
• chaffing
• cracking wise
• mocking
• ribbing
• gagging
• entertaining
• satirizing
• hazing
• ragging
• parodying
• lampooning
• caricaturing
• gibing
• rallying
• diverting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wisecracking

Noun

Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 novel is the story of the rise and fall of a Southern populist, the Louisiana governor Willie Stark—a fictional Huey Long (even if Warren downplayed the likeness)—as told by Stark’s wisecracking, anguished, Hamlet-y henchman, Jack Burden. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026

There has always has been so much comedy in the show with the wisecracking of the core cast. — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026

The movie follows the wisecracking, foul-mouthed antihero who proves that superhero movies can be for grown-ups too. — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024

Verb

The Naples native loved hanging out with the cast, which included Miami’s own Marcello Hernandez, who plays the wisecracking best man. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

With Deadpool regenerating for a fourth blockbuster outing, Ryan Reynolds is already getting back into character as the wisecracking mercenary. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 July 2026

In Die Hard, the California State University Theatre Arts alum portrayed the wisecracking computer hacker Theo, tasked with cracking the code to the Nakatomi vault and gaining access to the $640 million prize inside. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Reilly is a down-on-his-luck PI struggling to keep the lights on for his wisecracking receptionist Janet (Karen Rodriguez). — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 May 2026

Yes, for nearly 40 years, Corso became college football’s favorite uncle — the lovable, wisecracking ringmaster who reminded us that sports should be joyful. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026

Perry famously portrayed the wisecracking Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Perry, best known for his role as the wisecracking Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom, was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October 2023, following a decadeslong battle with substance abuse. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026

Alongside him were Erin Gray as Wilma Deering and the wisecracking robot Twiki as Rogers navigated a domed, futuristic Earth filled with alien threats and the menacing Draconians. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025