Definition for Clown:

• A rustic; one who has the manners of a rustic; a fool or buffoon in a circus, & c.

Synonyms for Clown:

• n.

  •
  • laughter,
  • hoop.
  •
  • crack-up.
  •buffoon (noun)
  • pierrot,
  • droll,
  • punch,
  • mummer,
  • Punchinello.
  •bungler (noun)
  • botcher,
  • fumbler,
  • butter-fingers,
  • blockhead,
  • clod,
  • dolt,
  • bumbler,
  • clodhopper,
  • bonehead,
  • bungler,
  • blunder-head,
  • yokel,
  • goof.
  •cad (noun)
  • lout,
  • stinker,
  • rotter,
  • heel.
  •clown (noun)
  • clown around,
  • antic.
  •fool (noun)
  • Mooncalf,
  • fathead,
  • schmo,
  • goose,
  • softhead.
  •humorist (noun)
  • columnist,
  • author,
  • essayist,
  • gagman,
  • card,
  • copywriter,
  • writer,
  • dramatist,
  • scriptwriter,
  • prankster,
  • playwright,
  • word smith,
  • belletrist,
  • wit.
  •joking person (noun)
  • merrymaker,
  • zany,
  • picador,
  • mountebank,
  • madcap,
  • ribald,
  • jokesmith.
  •lummox (noun)
  • klutz.
  •persona (noun)
  • persona.
  •schmuck (noun)
  • schmuck.
  •stupid, ignorant person (noun)
  • chuff,
  • bucolic,
  • hayseed,
  • hick,
  • bumpkin,
  • churl,
  • yahoo,
  • gawk,
  • rustic,
  • rube,
  • peasant,
  • Jake,
  • Mucker,
  • swain.
  •stupid person (noun)
  • pinhead.

• v.

  •joke (verb)
  • fool around,
  • act the fool,
  • act crazy,
  • have fun,
  • kid around,
  • bug out.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • meatball,
  • neanderthal,
  • artiste,
  • booby,
  • funny man,
  • twerp,
  • dunderhead,
  • lunkhead,
  • knucklehead,
  • airhead,
  • simpleton,
  • troupe,
  • prat,
  • twit,
  • comedienne,
  • numpty,
  • ninny,
  • flume,
  • turkey,
  • duffer,
  • showman,
  • conjurer,
  • nincompoop,
  • stripper,
  • ringmaster,
  • contortionist,
  • performer,
  • DUMBO,
  • donkey,
  • maniac,
  • moron,
  • moo,
  • star,
  • dame,
  • lamebrain,
  • troubadour,
  • scatterbrain,
  • dunce,
  • ignoramus,
  • bimbo,
  • nitwit,
  • lump.
  •
  • artist,
  • sideshow,
  • tickle,
  • impressionist,
  • act,
  • child,
  • slay,
  • carousel,
  • harlequin.
  •
  • perform,
  • fun.
  •
  • support.
  •lout
  • boor.
  •performer
  • entertainer.

Paraphrases for Clown:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    buffoon.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    clowning, jester.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    fool, joke.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    joker, bozo.

Antonyms for Clown:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    gentleman, hero, idol, role model, lady, angel, heroine, saint.