What is another word for jive?
757 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈa͡ɪv], [ dʒˈaɪv], [ dʒ_ˈaɪ_v]Table of Contents
Similar words for jive:- colloquial (adjective)
- absurdity (noun)
- cheat (noun)
- communication (noun)
- conversation (noun)
- dance (noun)
- deception (noun)
- defense (noun)
- distortion (noun)
- empty talk (noun)
- evasion (noun)
- excuse (noun)
- guile (noun)
- jazz (noun)
- jest (noun)
- lip service (noun)
- malarky (noun)
- nonsense (noun)
- patter (noun)
- piffle (noun)
- rag (noun)
- rigmarole (noun)
- sham (noun)
- song and dance (noun)
- spiel (noun)
- talk (noun)
- tommyrot (noun)
- twaddle (noun)
- bluff (verb)
- boast (verb)
- brag (verb)
- defraud (verb)
- delude (verb)
- equivocate (verb)
- fabricate (verb)
- fib (verb)
- fool (verb)
- hedge (verb)
- jest (verb)
- joke (verb)
- pretend (verb)
- prevaricate (verb)
- ridicule (verb)
- satirize (verb)
- tease (verb)
- trick (verb)
- twit (verb)
- other synonyms
- banter
- boast
- deceive
- equivocate
- fool
- hedge
- pretend
- prevaricate
- ridicule
Synonyms for Jive:
adj.
•colloquial (adjective)n.
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- lie,
- invention,
- untruth,
- misinformation,
- disinformation,
- a tissue of lies,
- half-truth,
- white lie,
- falsehood.
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- conga,
- dancing,
- belly dance,
- cancan,
- boogie,
- charleston.
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- deceive,
- Misspeak,
- bend the truth,
- mislead,
- make up,
- manufacture,
- invent,
- concoct.
- folly,
- silliness,
- BSS,
- applesauce,
- idiocy,
- stupidity,
- bull,
- unreasonableness,
- craziness,
- ridiculousness,
- jives,
- improbability,
- ludicrousness,
- senselessness,
- flapdoodle,
- illogicality,
- illogicalness,
- bs,
- foolishness,
- irrationality,
- insanity,
- idiocies,
- crap,
- farce,
- hot air,
- inanity,
- incongruity.
- chicanery,
- flimflam,
- shell game,
- stunt,
- rip-off,
- hoax,
- Hoaxing,
- bill of goods,
- dirty pool,
- snow job,
- gyp,
- whitewash,
- racket,
- frame,
- hustle,
- con game,
- trickery,
- artifice,
- fix,
- hanky-panky,
- dodge,
- baloney,
- imposture,
- plant,
- scam,
- deceit,
- put-on,
- wrong,
- sting,
- spoof,
- Cozening.
- jive,
- swing,
- swing music.
- confab,
- consultation,
- comment,
- discussion,
- hearing,
- Re-mark,
- gossip,
- visit,
- remark,
- talkfest,
- confabulation,
- repartee,
- gab,
- questioning,
- chat,
- pillow talk,
- ventilation,
- powwow,
- communion,
- speech,
- expression,
- palaver,
- converse,
- observation,
- intercourse,
- colloquy,
- yak,
- exchange,
- conference,
- communication,
- debate,
- parley.
- get down,
- caper,
- jitter,
- foot it,
- foxtrots,
- whirl,
- boogie down,
- careen,
- trip,
- promenade,
- one-step,
- shimmy,
- tread,
- boogies,
- jitterbug,
- rock n' roll,
- twostep,
- skip,
- frolic,
- rhumba,
- spin,
- bob,
- tap,
- Tangos,
- gambol,
- cut a rug,
- hop,
- twist,
- jitterbugs,
- prance,
- hoof it,
- step,
- congas,
- jump,
- flit,
- bunny hop,
- two-step,
- leap,
- sway.
- decoy,
- shift,
- ruse,
- cover-up,
- bilk,
- crock,
- chicanes,
- malarkey,
- feint,
- story,
- subterfuge,
- catch,
- stall,
- device,
- stratagem,
- pretext,
- Illusions,
- trap,
- illusion,
- wile,
- gimmick,
- wrinkle,
- chicane,
- hogwash,
- confidence game,
- fallacy,
- snare,
- mare's-nest.
- apologetics,
- apologia,
- rationalization,
- extenuation,
- reply,
- exoneration,
- cleanups,
- rejoinder,
- plea,
- apology,
- retort,
- copout,
- off-time,
- vindication,
- Excusing,
- fish story,
- exculpation,
- cleanup,
- answer,
- Apologizing,
- return,
- Explaining,
- response,
- argument.
- warp,
- torture,
- line,
- coloring,
- misinterpretation,
- slant,
- contortion,
- malformation,
- misrepresentation,
- bend,
- smoke,
- bias,
- perversion,
- misuse,
- Misshape,
- buckle,
- crookedness,
- exaggeration.
- Evading,
- Equivocating,
- routine,
- dodging,
- shuffling,
- run-around,
- equivocation,
- shirking,
- shunning,
- circumvention,
- sophistry,
- cunning,
- sophism,
- slip,
- Fudging,
- ditch,
- evasiveness,
- prevarication.
- disguise,
- song,
- substitute,
- regrets,
- semblance,
- cover,
- mitigation,
- alibi,
- makeshift,
- justification,
- grounds,
- expedient.
- craftiness,
- stab in the back,
- dirty work,
- trickiness,
- Dissemblance,
- craft,
- treachery,
- artfulness,
- sellout,
- foul play,
- duplicity,
- dishonesty.
- game,
- quip,
- wisecrack,
- laugh,
- gag,
- sally,
- funny,
- sport,
- jolly,
- witticism,
- one-liner,
- pleasantry,
- play,
- crack,
- prank.
- hollow words,
- lip praise,
- tokenism,
- hypocrisy,
- lip worship,
- smooth talk,
- lip homage,
- tongue in cheek,
- lip reverence,
- hypocritical respect,
- empty talk,
- insincerity,
- mouth honor,
- token agreement,
- Mouthing,
- lip devotion.
- rashness,
- thoughtlessness,
- imprudence,
- fatuity,
- tripe,
- ranting,
- madness,
- pretense,
- mumbo jumbo,
- rot,
- claptrap,
- flightiness,
- soft soap,
- bananas,
- hooey,
- scrawl.
v.
•bluff (verb)- shuck,
- humbug,
- counterfeit,
- take in,
- snow,
- affect,
- juggle,
- feign,
- con,
- simulate,
- double-cross,
- beguile,
- betray,
- put on.
- cock-a-doodle-doo,
- strut,
- triumph,
- advertise,
- blow,
- give a good account of oneself,
- exaggerate,
- PSYCH,
- sling,
- aggrandize,
- show off,
- talk big,
- attract attention,
- grandstand,
- bluster,
- shovel,
- swagger,
- shoot,
- preen,
- glory,
- showboat,
- gasconade,
- vapor,
- sound off,
- blow smoke,
- congratulate oneself,
- exult,
- flaunt,
- prate,
- puff,
- blow one's own horn,
- hug oneself,
- bully,
- flourish,
- lay on thick,
- gloat,
- crow,
- flatter oneself.
- victimize,
- take,
- foil,
- clip,
- outwit,
- DO,
- cozen,
- milk,
- pilfer,
- bamboozle,
- stick,
- burn,
- shaft,
- rob,
- rip off,
- circumvent,
- dupe,
- fleece.
- sucker,
- string along,
- gull,
- outfox,
- hoodwink.
- give run around,
- weasel,
- fudge,
- cop a plea,
- parry,
- beat around the bush,
- cloud the issue,
- flip-flop,
- elude,
- hem and haw,
- sit on the fence,
- fence,
- tell white lie,
- falsify,
- tergiverse,
- quibble,
- pussyfoot,
- evade,
- mince words,
- waffle,
- escape,
- cavil,
- blow hot and cold,
- beg the question,
- sidestep,
- shuffle,
- palter,
- cop out,
- eschew,
- stonewall,
- double-talk,
- pass the buck,
- tergiversate.
- fox,
- play-act,
- suck in,
- Juke,
- make believe,
- lead on,
- put one over on,
- trifle,
- play a trick on,
- diddle.
- kid around,
- revel,
- horse around,
- pun,
- jape.
- claim,
- pass off,
- shuck and jive,
- allege,
- pass oneself off as,
- claim falsely,
- masquerade,
- assume,
- impersonate,
- dissimulate,
- malinger,
- put up a front,
- profess,
- fish,
- lay claim,
- act,
- be deceitful,
- be hypocritical,
- dissemble,
- make out,
- purport,
- let on.
- poke fun at,
- parody,
- unmask,
- caricature,
- laugh at,
- rally,
- deflate,
- run down,
- make a game of,
- mimic,
- scorn,
- cartoon,
- expose,
- show up,
- RAZ,
- takeoff,
- make a laughing-stock,
- pan,
- humiliate,
- Fleer,
- send up,
- pooh-pooh,
- make a fool of,
- lampoon,
- quiz,
- put down,
- twit,
- haze,
- travesty,
- rail at.
- bother,
- sound,
- worry,
- annoy,
- gnaw,
- tantalize,
- bait,
- vex,
- bedevil,
- slam,
- give a hard time,
- harry,
- torment,
- snap,
- pick on,
- goad,
- harass,
- badger,
- disturb,
- plague,
- pester,
- Importune,
- devil,
- beleaguer,
- dog,
- hector,
- nudge.
- screw,
- throw,
- hocus-pocus,
- set up,
- rook.
Other synonyms:
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- mosh,
- Gregorian Chant,
- choral,
- zydeco,
- samba,
- barbershop,
- minuet,
- gavotte,
- A cappella,
- plainsong,
- bossa nova,
- cavort,
- cha-cha,
- scat.
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- flamenco,
- tarantella,
- mambo,
- rumba,
- tango,
- fandango,
- quickstep,
- bolero,
- polonaise,
- polka,
- foxtrot,
- folk dance.
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- waltz.
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- rock.
- showboats,
- psychs,
- Strutted,
- blow one's horn,
- Grand-stand,
- vaporing,
- showboating,
- Strutting,
- cock-a-doodle-doos,
- psyching,
- laid on thick,
- Vapored,
- Preened,
- blow horn.
- covered up,
- covering up,
- Parried,
- begging the question,
- minced words,
- flip-flopping,
- beating around the bush,
- sit on fence,
- covers up,
- beat around bush,
- flipflop.
Antonyms for Jive:
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adj.
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n.
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absurdity
judgment, sense, wisdom, reasonableness, seriousness, reason, logic, intelligence.
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conversation
silence, quietude, disagreement, quiet, listening.
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deception
honor, trustworthiness, uprightness.
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defense
capitulation, surrender, flight, question, request, charge, yielding, indictment, desertion, betrayal.
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distortion
beauty, clarity, perfection.
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evasion
directness, facing, meeting.
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excuse
permanent.
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fabrication
entertainment, fun, non-fiction.
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flattery
castigation, insult, belittlement, denunciation, offense, criticism, condemnation, blame.
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guile
artlessness, forthrightness, sincerity, naivety.
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jest
work.
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malarky
possessions.
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nonsense
common sense, fact, understanding, intelligibility.
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tommyrot
thoughtfulness.
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victimization
gift.
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absurdity
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v.
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banter
flatter, praise, be serious.
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bluff
be honest, tell truth, protect, support, reveal, come clean.
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brag
be quiet.
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delude
be truthful.
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jest
compliment, commend.
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pretend
deny.
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prevaricate
order.
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ridicule
approve.
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trick
let go.
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Other antonyms:
direct, plain, unfeigned, frank, candid, sincere, artless, straightforward, forthright, Undesigning, genuine, honest, heartfelt, heart-to-heart, open.
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banter
Hyponym for Jive:
n.
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communication
jazz.
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communication
v.