waggery

The word “waggery” has 3 syllables: wag-ger-y

It's pronounced as /ˈwæɡəri/


What is synonym and antonym for waggery?

In the thesaurus, “waggery” has 178 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for waggery

  • adventure
  • aggravation
  • annoyance
  • antic
  • atrocity
  • banter
  • boff
  • boffo
  • boffola
  • buffoonery
  • burlesque
  • caper
  • capriccio
  • caprice
  • caricature
  • catastrophe
  • chicanery
  • comedy
  • comicality
  • comicalness
  • conceit
  • crack
  • deceit
  • deception
  • deed
  • delusion
  • devil
  • devilishness
  • devilment
  • devilry
  • deviltry
  • diablerie
  • diabolicalness
  • dido
  • dirty trick
  • drollery
  • drollness
  • escapade
  • evil
  • exasperation
  • experience
  • facetiousness
  • fancy
  • farcicality
  • fault
  • feat
  • fooling
  • foolishness
  • fraud
  • friskiness
  • frolic
  • frolicsomeness
  • funniness
  • funning
  • funny
  • funny business
  • gag
  • gambit
  • game
  • giggle
  • goings-on
  • hanky-panky
  • harm
  • high jinks
  • hijinks
  • hilariousness
  • hoax
  • hob
  • hoodwinking
  • horseplay
  • humor
  • humorousness
  • hurt
  • ill
  • imp
  • impishness
  • injury
  • irritation
  • jape
  • jest
  • jocoseness
  • jocosity
  • jocularity
  • joke
  • joking
  • josh
  • kidding
  • knavery
  • knee-slapper
  • lampoon
  • lark
  • laugh
  • leg-pull
  • maneuver
  • misbehavior
  • mischief
  • mischievousness
  • misconduct
  • misdoing
  • misfortune
  • mission
  • mock
  • mockery
  • monkey business
  • monkeying
  • naughtiness
  • nifty
  • one-liner
  • outrage
  • panic
  • parody
  • performance
  • persiflage
  • play
  • playfulness
  • pleasantry
  • ploy
  • practical joke
  • prank
  • prankishness
  • put-on
  • quip
  • rag
  • raillery
  • rascal
  • rascality
  • repartee
  • rib
  • riff
  • riot
  • rogue
  • roguery
  • roguishness
  • roughhousing
  • rowdyism
  • ruse
  • sabotage
  • sally
  • scamp
  • scream
  • sham
  • shavie
  • shenanigans
  • skylarking
  • sportiveness
  • stratagem
  • stunt
  • subterfuge
  • teasing
  • thigh-slapper
  • time
  • tomfoolery
  • transgression
  • trick
  • trickery
  • troublemaking
  • vagary
  • vandalism
  • waggishness
  • waywardness
  • whim
  • whimsey
  • whimsicality
  • whimsy
  • wickedness
  • wile
  • wisecrack
  • wisecracking
  • wit
  • witticism
  • wittiness
  • wordplay
  • wrong
  • wrongdoing
  • yak
  • yock
  • yuck
  • yuk

Antonyms for waggery

Meanings of waggery

  • noun
    1. Droll behaviour characteristic of a wag.
    2. A droll remark or jest.

Example Sentences

  • His witty waggery kept the entire room in stitches during the gathering.
  • The comedian's clever waggery made the audience roar with laughter.
  • In times of stress, a bit of good-natured waggery can lighten the mood.
  • The playful waggery of the children brought joy to the family picnic.
  • Her eyes sparkled with mischief as she engaged in a bit of delightful waggery with her friends.

On this page you'll find 199 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waggery, such as: advantage, adventure, aggravation, aid, annoyance, antic, assistance.

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

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banter

dalliance

  • a little on the side
  • affair
  • amorous play
  • amusement
  • binge
  • buffoonery
  • carrying-on
  • dabbling
  • delay
  • delaying
  • delight
  • devilment
  • devilry
  • deviltry
  • dilly-dallying
  • diversion
  • enjoyment
  • entertainment
  • fling
  • fooling around
  • friskiness
  • frittering
  • frivoling
  • frolic
  • frolicking
  • fun
  • fun and games
  • gamboling
  • gambolling
  • hanky-panky
  • high jinks
  • hijinks
  • hilarity
  • hob
  • hobby
  • hobbyhorse
  • horseplay
  • idling
  • impishness
  • jinks
  • kick
  • knavery
  • lark
  • loafing
  • loitering
  • merriment
  • merrymaking
  • messing around
  • mischief
  • mischievousness
  • pastime
  • play
  • playfulness
  • playing
  • pleasance
  • pleasure
  • poking
  • procrastinating
  • procrastination
  • puttering
  • rascality
  • recreation
  • relationship
  • relaxation
  • revel
  • revelry
  • roguishness
  • rollick
  • rollicking
  • romping
  • seduction
  • sport
  • sportiveness
  • spree
  • tomfoolery
  • toying
  • trifling
  • waggery
  • wantonness
  • whoopee
  • working late at office

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