laughing

The word “laughing” has 2 syllables: laugh-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈlæfɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for laughing?

In the thesaurus, “laughing” has 163 synonyms and 100 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for laughing

absurd
amused
amusing
animated
antic
asinine
bad-mouthing
beaming
belittling
bizarre
blessed
blest
blissful
blithe
blithesome
bouncing
breaking up
bright
buoyant
cackling
camp
campy
carefree
catcalling
cavalier
cheerful
cheering
cheery
chipper
chortling
chuckling
comic
comical
cracking up
decrying
delighted
deriding
derisive
derisory
despising
devil-may-care
disdaining
disparaging
diverting
droll
easygoing
eccentric
ecstatic
elated
enraptured
entertaining
entranced
euphoric
exhilarated
exuberant
exultant
exultation
facetious
fantastic
farcical
festive
flippant
frisky
frolicsome
funny
gay
gelastic
gibing
giggling
gladsome
gleeful
grinning
happy
happy-go-lucky
har-har
heckling
hee-hawing
high
hilarious
hooting
hopeful
humorous
inane
insouciant
insulting
jaunty
jeering
jesting
jibing
jiving
jocose
jocular
jocund
jokey
joking
jolly
joshing
jovial
joyful
joyous
jubilant
lighthearted
lightsome
lively
ludicrous
merry
mirthful
mocking
nonsensical
optimistic
overjoyed
peppy
perky
playful
pooh-poohing
poohing
preposterous
putting down
radiant
rapturous
ravished
razzing
rejoicing
ribbing
rich
ridiculing
ridiculous
riding
riot
riotous
risible
roaring
rosy
sanguine
scorning
scream
screaming
sidesplitting
smiling
sneering
snickering
sniffing
sniggering
snorting
spirited
sportive
sprightful
sprightly
sunny
taunting
teasing
thrilled
tickled
tittering
tormenting
twittering
unconcerned
unusual
upbeat
uproarious
vivacious
witty
zippy

Antonyms for laughing

abject
aggrieved
agonizing
anguished
bawling
black
bleak
bleating
blubbering
blue
boring
brokenhearted
cheerless
comfortless
crestfallen
cry
crying
dark
dejected
depressed
depressing
desolate
despondent
disconsolate
discontented
disgruntled
disheartened
dismal
dispirited
doleful
dolorous
downcast
downhearted
dreary
dull
forlorn
gloomy
glum
gray
grey
grieving
groan
groaning
heartbroken
heartsick
heavyhearted
howl
howling
joyless
keen
lachrymose
lament
lamentation
lethargic
listless
low-spirited
lugubrious
melancholy
miserable
moan
moaning
moody
morose
mournful
mourning
plaint
plaintive
puling
sad
saddened
saturnine
sighing
sluggish
sniffling
sniveling
snivelling
sob
sobbing
somber
sombre
sorrowful
sorrowing
sorry
squalling
suffering
sullen
tears
tiring
torpid
unfunny
unhappy
wail
wailing
weeping
whimpering
whining
woebegone
woeful
wretched
yowling

Meanings of laughing

verb
1. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
2. To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.
3. (followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
4. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
5. To express by, or utter with, laughter.
noun
1. The action of the verb to laugh.

Example Sentences

She was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her face.
They couldn't stop laughing at the funny prank.
I heard them laughing from the other room.
Everyone in the class was laughing at the teacher's joke.
He kept laughing even though it was a serious situation.

On this page you'll find 263 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to laughing, such as: abject, absurd, aggrieved, agonizing, amused, amusing, anguished.

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