Thesaurus:joke
THESAURUS | joke |
English
Synonyms
- joke
Hyponyms
- bit [WS]
- bon mot
- crack
- dirty joke
- double entendre
- feghoot
- full-deckism
- funny [WS]
- gag
- in-joke
- jape (archaic)
- jest [WS]
- knee-slapper
- mot
- one-liner
- pun
- quip
- repartee
- rib-tickler
- shaggy dog story
- shtick
- wheeze (archaic)
- wisecrack
- witticism
- wordplay
- zinger
- —
- leg-pull
- practical joke
- prank [WS]
- put-on
- wind up
Various
- fun
- laugh [WS]
See also
- Thesaurus:laugh
- Thesaurus:witty
- Thesaurus:ridicule
- Thesaurus:laughingstock
- Thesaurus:jester
- Thesaurus:joker
Further reading
- Wiktionary:Roget Thesaurus Classification
- Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers
- Section II. Personal Affections
- 1. Passive Affections
- 840. “amusement” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- 842. “wit” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- 1. Passive Affections
- Section II. Personal Affections
- Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers
- “joke” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.