Synonyms of wisecracks

wisecracks 1 of 2

noun

plural of wisecrack

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter

a whispered wisecrack doubled them over in laughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• laughs
• witticisms
• quips
• gags
• giggles
• one-liners
• funnies
• pleasantries
• japes
• yuks
• jests
• sallies
• ribs
• screams
• pranks
• joshes
• drolleries
• boffs
• waggeries
• nifties
• cracks
• comedies
• parodies
• antics
• riots
• tricks
• buffooneries
• capers
• humors
• banters
• repartees
• riffs
• panics
• burlesques
• practical jokes
• knee-slappers
• wits
• monkeyshines
• boffolas
• caricatures
• mockeries
• lampoons
• wordplays
• mocks
• put-ons
• railleries
• leg-pulls
• thigh-slappers
• persiflages

wisecracks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wisecrack

as in quips

to make jokes

wisecracked to hide his nervousness during the auditions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• quips
• jests
• banters
• kids
• yuks
• fools
• japes
• gags
• jollies
• cracks wise
• gibes
• funs
• jeers
• chaffs
• jives
• ribs
• teases
• amuses
• joshes
• parodies
• ridicules
• rags
• razzes
• caricatures
• satirizes
• mocks
• hazes
• entertains
• lampoons
• rallies
• diverts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wisecracks

Noun

His wisecracks were kept to a minimum. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Barry Diller was full of wisecracks tonight at the PGA Awards. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026

Chock-full of laugh-out-loud quips and wisecracks, Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines also join in on the fun in the boisterous 2017 sequel to the 2016 original Bad Moms. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025

Boys in blue training kits gather in pockets of shade and trade wisecracks. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025

Nearly every inch of the bar’s narrow interior is plastered with glowing beer logo signs, neon strip lights and posters jeering with bawdy bar jokes and wisecracks. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025