What is another word for jesting?
306 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈɛstɪŋ], [ dʒˈɛstɪŋ], [ dʒ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for jesting:- all (adjective)
- facetious (adjective)
- jocular (adjective)
- jocular/jocose/jocund (adjective)
- playful (adjective)
- tongue-in-cheek (adjective)
- waggish (adjective)
- banter (noun)
- buffoonery (noun)
- comedy (noun)
- farcicality (noun)
- fooling (noun)
- fun (noun)
- humor (noun)
- humorous (noun)
- humorousness (noun)
- humourous (noun)
- raillery (noun)
- ridicule (noun)
- sport (noun)
- ridiculing (verb)
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Synonyms for Jesting:
adj.
•all (adjective) •facetious (adjective)- more punning,
- in-decorous,
- flippest,
- in decorous,
- more ironic,
- more jesting,
- more ridiculous,
- most joshing,
- most comic,
- more joshing,
- pulling leg,
- most punning,
- most capering,
- more wisecracking,
- pulling ones leg,
- most sportive,
- most wisecracking,
- pulling one leg,
- most jesting,
- more capering.
n.
•banter (noun) •buffoonery (noun) •comedy (noun)- inter lude,
- fun and gameses,
- send-ups,
- fun games,
- wittinesses,
- gag shows,
- sendups,
- inter-lude,
- inter ludes,
- high camps,
- play ons,
- slapsticks,
- send ups,
- fun gameses,
- merry go rounds,
- field days,
- comic dramas,
- facetiousnesses,
- schticks,
- inter-ludes,
- light entertainments,
- wisecrackings.
- roughhousings,
- pre tense,
- making lights,
- frolickings,
- pre-tense,
- skylarkings,
- non senses,
- non-sense,
- non sense,
- spoofings,
- non-senses,
- rowdinesses,
- pre tenses,
- clownishnesses,
- teasings,
- bluffings,
- triflings.
- re creations,
- living ups,
- dis tractions,
- whoopees,
- re creation,
- re laxations,
- dis-tractions,
- living it ups,
- dis-traction,
- re-laxation,
- living up,
- re laxation,
- merrymakings,
- dis traction,
- re-laxations,
- clownings,
- rompings.
v.
•ridiculing (verb)Other synonyms:
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- funny.
- Quizzing,
- glee,
- hoax,
- humouring,
- behave,
- Keen-witted,
- jocularity,
- witticism,
- go on,
- temper,
- bring,
- jollity,
- mischief,
- jest,
- pointed,
- unserious,
- drollery,
- monkeying,
- witting,
- pass,
- antics,
- roguish,
- biting,
- smart,
- express,
- scintillating,
- backchat,
- crack a joke,
- foolishness,
- extend,
- persiflage,
- merriment,
- flip,
- impart,
- sparkling,
- clever,
- sprightly,
- jokingly,
- Parodying,
- give,
- exhibit,
- quick-witted,
- farce,
- jestingly,
- scorning,
- rapier-like,
- Hazing,
- Gaging,
- facetiously,
- pranks,
- announce,
- playfulness,
- inanity,
- shenanigans,
- humoring,
- salt,
- diversion,
- Muzzling,
- surrender,
- reveal,
- tongue-in-cheek,
- happiness,
- ribbing,
- monkey business,
- amusement,
- assert,
- frolic,
- represent,
- mordant,
- romp,
- gaming,
- transmit,
- slapstick,
- joshing,
- bantering,
- take,
- cracking,
- wheezing,
- Hoaxing,
- yacking,
- playing,
- chattering,
- funning,
- chaff,
- carry,
- tomfoolery,
- confer,
- make fun,
- Capering,
- laughing,
- communicate,
- bear,
- frivolity,
- brilliant,
- badinage,
- fooling around,
- send,
- channel,
- waggery,
- pungent,
- mirth,
- sporting,
- whimsical,
- Gagging,
- Cackling,
- run,
- Larking,
- pleasantry,
- jokes,
- Twitting,
- Japery,
- jape,
- monkeyshines,
- Humorsome,
- recreation,
- japing,
- jollying,
- silliness,
- Guying,
- travestying,
- Chaffing,
- tricks,
- joker,
- Flouting,
- sharp,
- banteringly,
- jiving,
- deliver,
- broadcast,
- nimble-witted,
- convey,
- horseplay,
- Tricking,
- caprice,
- attic,
- screaming,
- humour,
- keen,
- waggishness,
- droll,
- disclose.
Antonyms for Jesting:
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adj.
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Other antonyms:
humorless, unhumorous, humourless.
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