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bantering

ADJECTIVE
jovial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affable amiable buoyant cheery chipper convivial cordial festive good-natured jolly lighthearted pleasant sociable
WEAK
airy animated blithe blithesome bouncy chaffing chirpy companionable conversable daffy delightful dizzy enjoyable facetious festal gay glad gleeful hilarious humorous jocose jocund jokey jollying joshing jubilant larking loony lots of laughs merry mirthful nutty off-the-wall
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depressed disagreeable gloomy hateful heavy-hearted mean surly unfriendly unhappy unpleasant unsociable
WEAK
sad
ADJECTIVE
quizzical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
incredulous mocking sardonic
WEAK
amusing aporetic arch derisive disbelieving eccentric inquiring inquisitive odd probing quaint questioning searching show-me skeptical supercilious suspicious teasing unbelieving unusual
Antonyms
WEAK
certain understanding
ADJECTIVE
satirical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biting caustic incisive mordant sarcastic sardonic satiric
WEAK
abusive bitter burlesque censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical ironical lampooning paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing spoofing taunting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm kind mild nice
ADJECTIVE
satirical/satiric
Synonyms
WEAK
abusive biting bitter burlesque caustic censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical incisive ironical lampooning mordant paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing sarcastic sardonic spoofing taunting

Example Sentences

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He was in his 80s then, but still vibrant—rarely seated, moving easily around the room and bantering with staff as they passed in and out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

They would also often meet for dinner, sometimes lavish meals, gossiping and bantering over dim sum, pizza or claypot rice.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Smith has been back walking red carpets, bantering on “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” and eating spicy chicken until his eyes watered on “Hot Ones,” the popular YouTube show.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Fetterman has since become a visible presence in the Capitol, bantering with reporters, joking with Senate colleagues and speaking up at Senate hearings.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

Perhaps it is indeed time I began to look at this whole matter of bantering more enthusiastically.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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