What is another word for jesting?
404 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈɛstɪŋ], [ dʒˈɛstɪŋ], [ dʒ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_ŋ]
Jesting is a word that describes a playful and humorous behavior or attitude. Synonyms for jesting include teasing, joking, bantering, kidding, fooling around, joshing, jocose, jocular, and witty. Teasing involves playfully making fun of someone or something. Joking refers to saying something to make someone laugh or to amuse oneself. Bantering is a lighthearted and lively exchange of witty remarks and comments. Kidding is making playful jokes or pranks. Fooling around means engaging in playful or silly behavior that is not serious. Joshing is playfully teasing or mocking someone, but with good intentions. Jocose and jocular mean humorous or playful. Witty refers to being clever and amusing with words.
Synonyms for Jesting:
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adj.
• tongue-in-cheek • all • facetious- flippest ,
- in decorous ,
- in-decorous ,
- more capering ,
- more ironic ,
- more jesting ,
- more joshing ,
- more punning ,
- more ridiculous ,
- more wisecracking ,
- most capering ,
- most comic ,
- most jesting ,
- most joshing ,
- most punning ,
- most sportive ,
- most wisecracking ,
- pulling leg ,
- pulling one leg ,
- pulling ones leg .
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n.
• banter • comedy- comic dramas ,
- facetiousnesses ,
- field days ,
- fun and gameses ,
- fun games ,
- fun gameses ,
- gag shows ,
- high camps ,
- inter lude ,
- inter ludes ,
- inter-lude ,
- inter-ludes ,
- light entertainments ,
- merry go rounds ,
- play ons ,
- schticks ,
- send ups ,
- send-ups ,
- sendups ,
- slapsticks ,
- wisecrackings ,
- wittinesses .
- bluffings ,
- clownishnesses ,
- frolickings ,
- making lights ,
- non sense ,
- non senses ,
- non-sense ,
- non-senses ,
- pre tense ,
- pre tenses ,
- pre-tense ,
- roughhousings ,
- rowdinesses ,
- skylarkings ,
- spoofings ,
- teasings ,
- triflings .
- clownings ,
- dis traction ,
- dis tractions ,
- dis-traction ,
- dis-tractions ,
- living it ups ,
- living up ,
- living ups ,
- merrymakings ,
- re creation ,
- re creations ,
- re laxation ,
- re laxations ,
- re-laxation ,
- re-laxations ,
- rompings ,
- whoopees .
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v.
• ridiculing Other synonyms:
- funny .
Other relevant words:
- Cackling ,
- Capering ,
- Chaffing ,
- Flouting ,
- Gagging ,
- Gaging ,
- Guying ,
- Hazing ,
- Hoaxing ,
- Humorsome ,
- Japery ,
- Keen-witted ,
- Larking ,
- Muzzling ,
- Parodying ,
- Quizzing ,
- Skylarking ,
- Tricking ,
- Twitting ,
- amusement ,
- announce ,
- antics ,
- assert ,
- attic ,
- backchat ,
- badinage ,
- banter ,
- bantering ,
- banteringly ,
- bear ,
- behave ,
- biting ,
- brilliant ,
- bring ,
- broadcast ,
- buffoonery ,
- caprice ,
- carry ,
- chaff ,
- channel ,
- chattering ,
- clever ,
- comedy ,
- communicate ,
- confer ,
- convey ,
- crack a joke ,
- cracking ,
- deliver ,
- disclose ,
- diversion ,
- droll ,
- drollery ,
- exhibit ,
- express ,
- extend ,
- facetiously ,
- facetiousness ,
- farce ,
- farcicality ,
- flip ,
- fooling around ,
- foolishness ,
- frivolity ,
- frolic ,
- funning ,
- gaming ,
- give ,
- glee ,
- go on ,
- happiness ,
- hoax ,
- horseplay ,
- humoring ,
- humorous ,
- humour ,
- humouring ,
- humourous ,
- impart ,
- inanity ,
- jape ,
- japing ,
- jest ,
- jestingly ,
- jiving ,
- jocose ,
- jocosity ,
- jocularity ,
- joker ,
- jokes ,
- jokingly ,
- jollity ,
- jollying ,
- joshing ,
- keen ,
- laughing ,
- make fun ,
- merriment ,
- mirth ,
- mischief ,
- monkey business ,
- monkeying ,
- monkeyshines ,
- mordant ,
- nimble-witted ,
- nonsense ,
- not serious ,
- pass ,
- pastime ,
- persiflage ,
- playful ,
- playfulness ,
- playing ,
- pleasantry ,
- pointed ,
- pranks ,
- pungent ,
- punning ,
- quick-witted ,
- raillery ,
- rapier-like ,
- recreation ,
- repartee ,
- represent ,
- reveal ,
- ribbing ,
- roguish ,
- romp ,
- run ,
- salt ,
- salty ,
- scintillating ,
- scorning ,
- screaming ,
- send ,
- sharp ,
- shenanigans ,
- silliness ,
- slapstick ,
- smart ,
- sparkling ,
- sporting ,
- sprightly ,
- surrender ,
- take ,
- teasing ,
- temper ,
- tomfoolery ,
- tongue-in-cheek ,
- transmit ,
- travestying ,
- tricks ,
- trifling ,
- unserious ,
- waggery ,
- waggish ,
- waggishness ,
- wheezing ,
- whimsical ,
- witticism ,
- wittiness ,
- witting ,
- witty ,
- yacking .
- boffo ,
- campier ,
- campiest ,
- campy ,
- coltish ,
- elvish ,
- feeling one's oats ,
- flipper ,
- for grins ,
- full of pep ,
- gagged up ,
- jokey ,
- prankish ,
- pulling one's leg ,
- putting one on ,
- Gamesome ,
- behaviour ,
- farcical ,
- flirtatious ,
- funnier ,
- impish ,
- ironic ,
- irreverent ,
- joking ,
- kittenish ,
- laughable ,
- ludicrous ,
- sportive ,
- wry .
- Buffooneries ,
- Clownishness ,
- Farcicalness ,
- Festivities ,
- Fooleries ,
- Frolicking ,
- Funnies ,
- Laughters ,
- SITCOMS ,
- comic drama ,
- field day ,
- foolery ,
- fun ,
- fun and games ,
- gag show ,
- good time ,
- good times ,
- high camp ,
- high spirits ,
- junketing ,
- junketings ,
- light entertainment ,
- living it up ,
- ludicrousness ,
- making light ,
- merry go round ,
- merry-go-round ,
- merry-go-rounds ,
- play on ,
- re-creation ,
- re-creations ,
- relaxation ,
- roughhouse ,
- roughhousing ,
- rowdiness ,
- schtick ,
- send up ,
- send-up ,
- sendup ,
- sitcom ,
- spoofing ,
- whoopee ,
- wisecracking ,
- zaniness .
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How to use "Jesting" in context?
Humor is one of the most valuable things we can have in our lives. It can keep us afloat when things get tough, or remind us when we're on the wrong track. And it can be a powerful tool to inspire change.
But what is humor, really? jesting is the use of humor in order to entertain, provoke thought, or make someone else feel good. It can be verbal or nonverbal, intentional or accidental. It's all about the intentions and the dynamic of the person doing the joking.
So why is it so important to have humor in our lives?
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