jests

The word “jests” has 1 syllable: jests

It's pronounced as /dʒɛsts/


What is synonym and antonym for jests?

In the thesaurus, “jests” has 137 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for jests along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jests

Antonyms for jests

Meanings of jests

  • noun
    1. An act performed for amusement; a joke.
    2. Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
    3. A deed; an action; a gest.
    4. A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
  • verb
    1. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

Example Sentences

  • He often peppers his conversation with light-hearted jests to keep the mood cheerful.
  • Despite the seriousness of the situation, she couldn't resist making a few playful jests.
  • The jests exchanged between the two friends showcased their camaraderie and mutual understanding.
  • His witty jests at the party had everyone laughing and enjoying themselves.
  • The comedian's clever jests resonated with the audience, earning him thunderous applause.

On this page you'll find 140 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jests, such as: adventures, amuses, antics, banters, boffolas, boffos, boffs.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • R and R
  • absurdity
  • action
  • amusement
  • antics
  • avocation
  • bad-mouths
  • ball
  • banters
  • bash
  • beguilement
  • belittles
  • belly laughs
  • big-time
  • blast
  • blowout
  • boffolas
  • boffos
  • boffs
  • boners
  • brawl
  • breaks up
  • buffooneries
  • buffoonery
  • buoyancy
  • burlesque
  • burlesques
  • cachinnations
  • cackles
  • camp
  • capers
  • caricatures
  • catcalls
  • cautions
  • celebration
  • chaffing
  • cheer
  • cheerfulness
  • chortles
  • chuckles
  • clambake
  • comedies
  • comic drama
  • comicality
  • comicalness
  • conviviality
  • convulsions
  • cracks
  • cracks up
  • crows
  • decries
  • delectation
  • delight
  • derides
  • despises
  • disdains
  • disparages
  • disport
  • dissipation
  • distraction
  • diversion
  • divertissement
  • drolleries
  • drollery
  • drollness
  • ease
  • enjoyment
  • entertainment
  • exercise
  • facetiousness
  • farce
  • feast
  • festivity
  • fickleness
  • field day
  • flightiness
  • flippancy
  • folly
  • foolishness
  • frivolity
  • frolic
  • fun
  • fun and games
  • funnies
  • funniness
  • gag show
  • gags
  • gaiety
  • game
  • gibes
  • giddiness
  • giggles
  • gladdening
  • gladness
  • glee
  • good time
  • gratification
  • grins
  • guffaws
  • happiness
  • heckles
  • hee-haws
  • high camp
  • high spirits
  • high time
  • hilarity
  • hobby
  • holiday
  • hoopla
  • hoots
  • horselaughs
  • howlers
  • humor
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  • hysteria
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  • indulgence
  • insults
  • interlude
  • japes
  • jeers
  • jesting
  • jests
  • jibes
  • jives
  • jocularity
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  • jokes
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  • jollity
  • joshes
  • joviality
  • joy
  • joyousness
  • kicks
  • knee-slappers
  • lampoons
  • laughter
  • laughters
  • leg-pulls
  • leisure activity
  • levity
  • light entertainment
  • lightheartedness
  • liveliness
  • lots of laughs
  • merriment
  • merry-go-round
  • merrymaking
  • mirth
  • mockeries
  • mocks
  • monkeyshines
  • nifties
  • one-liners
  • panics
  • parodies
  • party
  • pastime
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  • play
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  • pleasantries
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  • poohs
  • practical jokes
  • pranks
  • put-ons
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  • quips
  • railleries
  • razzes
  • rec
  • recreation
  • refreshment
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  • ribs
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  • roars
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  • sallies
  • satire
  • satisfaction
  • schtick
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  • self-indulgence
  • send-up
  • shindig
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  • slapstick
  • smiles
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  • sneers
  • snickers
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  • snorts
  • sport
  • spree
  • surprise
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  • taunts
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  • thigh-slappers
  • titters
  • tomfoolery
  • torments
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  • treat
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  • triviality
  • twitters
  • vacation
  • vaudeville
  • volatility
  • waggeries
  • whoopee
  • whoops
  • wingding
  • wisecracking
  • wisecracks
  • wit
  • wits
  • witticism
  • witticisms
  • wittiness
  • wordplays
  • yaks
  • yocks
  • yucks
  • yuks

jollies

targets

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