BANTERS Synonyms

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• activity characterized by good humor

• tell a joke; speak humorously

• act in a funny or teasing way

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• shift from one side of the ship to the other

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• activity characterized by good humor

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• a triviality not to be taken seriously

• tell a joke; speak humorously

• act in a funny or teasing way

• be silly or tease one another

• a young person of either sex

• English dramatist (1558-1594)

• soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

• a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

• young goat

• tell false information to for fun

• be silly or tease one another

• the act of mocking or ridiculing

• constituting a copy or imitation of something

• treat with contempt

• imitate with mockery and derision

• a humorous play on words

• make a play on words

• a witty saying

• witty remark

• make jokes or quips

• support resembling the rib of an animal

• any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

• cut of meat including one or more ribs

• a teasing remark

• a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

• a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

• form vertical ribs by knitting

• subject to laughter or ridicule

• language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

• the act of deriding or treating with contempt

• subject to laughter or ridicule

• aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

• a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• annoy persistently

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

• tear into pieces

• raise the nap of (fabrics)

• disentangle and raise the fibers of

• separate the fibers of

• mock or make fun of playfully

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

• witty remark

• make a comment, usually ironic

• a young person of either sex

• English dramatist (1558-1594)

• soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

• a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

• young goat

• tell false information to for fun

• be silly or tease one another

• light teasing repartee

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

• be silly or tease one another

• a happy party

• a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work

• to certain extent or degree

• full of or showing high-spirited merriment

• be silly or tease one another

• be silly or tease one another

• light teasing repartee