banter
The word “banter” has 2 syllables: ban-ter
It's pronounced as /ˈbæntər/
What is synonym and antonym for banter?
In the thesaurus, “banter” has 82 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for banter along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for banter
- amuse
- backchat
- badinage
- barb
- caricature
- chaff
- chaffing
- chatter
- chitchat
- crack
- crack wise
- deride
- derision
- dig
- dissing
- divert
- drollness
- entertain
- exchange
- facetiousness
- fool
- fooling
- fun
- funniness
- gag
- gambit
- gibe
- give-and-take
- gossip
- haze
- hilariousness
- humor
- humorousness
- jape
- jeer
- jeering
- jest
- jesting
- jibe
- jive
- joke
- joking
- jolly
- josh
- joshing
- kid
- kidding
- lampoon
- laugh
- make fun of
- mock
- mockery
- mocking
- nothings
- parody
- persiflage
- play
- pleasantry
- quip
- rag
- raillery
- rally
- razz
- razzing
- repartee
- rib
- ribbing
- richness
- ridicule
- ridiculing
- sally
- satirize
- small talk
- taunt
- tease
- waggery
- wisecrack
- wit
- witticism
- wordplay
- yuck
- yuk
Antonyms for banter
- be serious
- flatter
- flattery
- praise
- work
Meanings of banter
- noun
- Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
- verb
- To engage in banter or playful conversation.
- To play or do something amusing.
- To tease (someone) mildly.
- To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
- To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.
- (Southern and Western) To challenge to a match.
Example Sentences
- Their friendly banter made the long meeting much more enjoyable.
- She laughed at his playful banter, knowing it was all in good fun.
- The two friends exchanged some light-hearted banter while waiting for their food.
- The comedian’s witty banter had the entire audience in stitches.
- Even in serious discussions, they couldn’t help but throw in some banter to lighten the mood.
On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to banter, such as: amuse, backchat, badinage, barb, be serious, caricature, chaff.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
backchat
- abruptness
- assurance
- audaciousness
- audacity
- back answer
- back talk
- badinage
- banter
- barb
- bluffness
- bluntness
- boldness
- brazenness
- brusqueness
- cackle
- causerie
- chaff
- chat
- chatter
- cheek
- chin music
- chin-wag
- chitchat
- chutzpah
- coarseness
- colloquy
- comeback
- confab
- confabulation
- conference
- crack
- crassness
- crossness
- crosstalk
- crudity
- crust
- curtness
- cuteness
- debate
- dialog
- dialogue
- dig
- discourse
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- disrespectfulness
- drollness
- effrontery
- exchange
- facetiousness
- fooling
- forwardness
- freshness
- funniness
- gab
- gabfest
- gag
- gall
- gambit
- give-and-take
- gossip
- gruffness
- guff
- happy talk
- hardihood
- hilariousness
- humor
- humorousness
- impertinence
- impoliteness
- impropriety
- impudence
- incivility
- insolence
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- insult
- jangle
- jaw
- jest
- jesting
- joke
- joshing
- kidding
- laugh
- lip
- mocking
- mouth
- nasty reply
- natter
- nerve
- nonsense
- nothings
- palaver
- parley
- patter
- persiflage
- pertness
- pleasantry
- presumption
- quip
- raillery
- rap
- razzing
- rejoinder
- repartee
- retort
- return
- ribbing
- richness
- ridiculing
- riposte
- rudeness
- sally
- sass
- sauce
- schmooze
- short answer
- small talk
- smart mouth
- surliness
- symposium
- table talk
- tactlessness
- talk
- vulgarity
- waggery
- wise guy
- wisecrack
- wit
- witticism
- wordplay
- yack
- yak
- yammer
- yap
badgering
- affronting
- aggravating
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- antagonizing
- badinage
- baiting
- ballyragging
- banter
- bothering
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- bullyragging
- chaff
- chafing
- deviling
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- discomforting
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- goading
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- hagriding
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- heckling
- hounding
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- insisting
- insulting
- irking
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- itching
- joking
- kidding
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- mocking
- nagging
- narking
- nettling
- offending
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- persecuting
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- piquing
- plaguing
- pressing
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- prompting
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- pushing
- putting out
- raillery
- rankling
- rasping
- ribbing
- riling
- roiling
- rousing
- ruffling
- spiting
- spurring
- taunt
- taunting
- teasing
- tickling
- tormenting
- undoing
- unhinging
- unsettling
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- urging
- vexing
- worrying
badinage
- asteism
- backchat
- banter
- barb
- chaff
- chatter
- chitchat
- crack
- dig
- drollness
- facetiousness
- fool
- fooling
- funniness
- gag
- gambit
- give-and-take
- gossip
- hilariousness
- humor
- humorousness
- jest
- jesting
- joke
- joking
- joshing
- kidding
- laugh
- mocking
- nothings
- persiflage
- pleasantry
- quip
- raillery
- razzing
- repartee
- ribbing
- richness
- ridiculing
- sally
- small talk
- teasing
- waggery
- wisecrack
- wit
- witticism
- wordplay
baiting
- aggravating
- aggrieving
- agitating
- alluring
- annoying
- badgering
- bandying
- bantering
- bedeviling
- beguiling
- beleaguering
- betraying
- bewitching
- bothering
- browbeating
- bugging
- bullying
- captivating
- catching
- chaffing
- chafing
- charming
- contemptuous
- decoying
- deriding
- derisive
- derisory
- discomforting
- disdainful
- disturbing
- dogging
- drawing in
- enchanting
- enmeshing
- ensnaring
- enticing
- entrapping
- exasperating
- fascinating
- fooling
- fretting
- frosting
- funning
- galling
- getting
- gibing
- goading
- grating
- griping
- hagriding
- harassing
- harrying
- hassling
- hazing
- heckling
- hectoring
- hounding
- immeshing
- inveigling
- irking
- irritating
- itching
- jeering
- jesting
- jibing
- joking
- joshing
- kidding
- leading on
- luring
- magnetizing
- making game of
- meshing
- mocking
- nagging
- narking
- needling
- nettling
- peeving
- persecuting
- persuading
- perturbing
- pestering
- picking on
- piquing
- plaguing
- putting out
- quipping
- quizzical
- rallying
- rasping
- razzing
- ribbing
- ridiculing
- riding
- riling
- ruffling
- sarcastic
- scornful
- seducing
- snaring
- snowing
- soliciting
- spiting
- tangling
- taunting
- teasing
- tempting
- terrorizing
- testing
- tormenting
- torturing
- trapping
- troubling
- trying
- vexing
- wiling