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joked

VERB

kid, tease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banter laugh quip

STRONG

chaff deceive deride fool frolic fun gambol jape jest jive jolly josh mock needle play pun rag revel rib ridicule roast spoof sport taunt trick wisecrack

WEAK

horse around kid around make merry play the clown play tricks poke fun pull one's leg put on

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment flatter praise

WEAK

be serious

Example Sentences

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"Now I'm just hoping and waiting for this nice big glass house overlooking the water," he joked.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

And don’t paint your walls any shade of green or yellow, “because apparently that upsets people,” she joked in an interview, referring to the redditors who called her home’s wall colors “depressing,” “drab” and “dingy.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“Politics is your job, not mine,” she joked as we drove to Alta Baja and I named the other major candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"I just hope we don't get bombed now," he joked.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

She had “an itchy foot,” William joked, “and the cash to assuage the itch.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield