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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trick or prank |
| Synonyms: | antic, caper, escapade, espieglerie, fool's errand, frolic, gag, high jinks, mischievous trick, monkeyshines, prank, shenanigans, stunt, tomfoolery, trick |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plot, trick |
| Synonyms: | butt, derision, design, device, hoax, joke, object of ridicule, plan, ploy, practical joke, prank, scheme, stratagem, strategy, tactic |
| Main Entry: | hoax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trick |
| Synonyms: | cheat, cock-and-bull story, con game, con*, crock, deceit, deception, dodge, fabrication, fake, falsification, fast one, fast shuffle, fib, flimflam, fraud, gimmick, gyp, hooey, humbug, hustle, imposture, joke, lie, practical joke, prank, put-on, racket, ruse, scam, sell, shift, snow job, spoof, sting, swindle, whopper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sport |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fun, joking |
| Synonyms: | badinage, banter, derision, drollery, escapade, frolic, horseplay, jest, jesting, joke, jollification, jollity, kidding, laughter, merriment, mirth, mockery, mummery, nonsense, pleasantry, practical joke, raillery, scorn, teasing, tomfoolery, trifling |
| Antonyms: | seriousness |
| Main Entry: | trick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prank, joke |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, antic, caper, catch, device, escapade, feat, frolic, funny business, gag, gambol, jape, jest, lark, monkeyshine, practical joke, put-on, shenanigan, sleight of hand, sport, stunt, tomfoolery |
| Antonyms: | seriousness |
| Main Entry: | wit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humor |
| Synonyms: | aphorism, badinage, banter, bon mot, burlesque, drollery, facetiousness, fun, gag, jest, jocularity, joke, lark, levity, pleasantry, practical joke, prank, pun, quip, raillery, repartee, sally, satire, trick, whimsicality, wisecrack, wittiness, wordplay |
| Antonyms: | seriousness |
| Main Entry: | high jinks |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fun and games |
| Synonyms: | antic, caper, escapade, frolic, fun, horseplay, larks, mischief, monkey business, monkeyshines, practical joke, prank, shenanigans, stunt, tomfoolery |
| Main Entry: | jig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trick |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, antic, artifice, caper, catch, deception, device, dodge*, escapade, feat, feint, frolic, funny business, gag, gambol, gimmick, imposture, jape, jest, lark, maneuver, monkeyshine, ploy, practical joke, put-on, ruse, shenanigan, sleight, sleight of hand, sport*, stratagem, stunt, subterfuge, tomfoolery, wile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | take-in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trick |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, antic, artifice, caper, catch, deception, device, dodge*, escapade, feat, feint, frolic, funny business, gag, gambol, gimmick, imposture, jape, jest, jig, lark, maneuver, monkeyshine, ploy, practical joke, put-on, ruse, shenanigan, sleight, sleight of hand, sport*, stratagem, stunt, subterfuge, tomfoolery, wile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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