JOKE Synonyms

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

• prevent from speaking out

• be too tight; rub or press

• tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

• make jokes or quips

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

• cause to retch or choke

• make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• the sound of laughing

• a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• produce laughter

• acting like a clown or buffoon

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• dress or decorate showily or gaudily

• dress up showily

• a cunning or deceitful action or device

• a period of work or duty

• an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• a prostitute's customer

• (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

• deceive somebody

• a feeling of delight at being entertained

• an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

• an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)

• arousing or provoking laughter

• beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

• not as expected

• experiencing odd bodily sensations

• North American songbirds having a yellow breast

• a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

• any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing

• any carefree episode

• play boisterously

• a one-line joke

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

• humorous or satirical mimicry

• make a spoof of or make fun of

• make a parody of

• 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

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

• a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others

• a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

• make a parody of

• witty remark

• make a comment, usually ironic

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

• a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)

• a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

• ludicrously odd

• act as or like a clown