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| Main Entry: | antic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | funny act |
| Synonyms: | caper, dido, frolic, joke, lark, romp, tomfoolery, trick, shenanigan |
| Main Entry: | buffoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clownlike person |
| Synonyms: | antic, clown, comedian, comic, droll, fool, harlequin, jester, joker, wag, zany, bozo, merry-andrew |
| Main Entry: | escapade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adventure, usually lighthearted |
| Synonyms: | antic, caper, fling, folly, frolic, gag, high jinks, lark, mischief, prank, rib*, rollick, romp, scrape, shenanigans*, spree, stunt, trick, vagary, monkeyshines, roguery |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frisky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of spirit |
| Synonyms: | active, antic, bouncy, coltish, dashing, feeling one's oats, frolicsome, full of beans*, gamesome, high-spirited, in high spirits, jumpy, kittenish*, larkish, lively, peppy, playful, prankish, rollicking, romping, spirited, sportive, wicked, zesty, zippy |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, lifeless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frolic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amusement, revel |
| Synonyms: | antic, drollery, escapade, fun, gaiety, gambol, game, high jinks, joke, lark, merriment, play, prank, romp, sport, spree, tomfoolery*, trick, fun and games, joviality, monkeyshines, shenanigan, skylarking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frolicsome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | playful |
| Synonyms: | antic, frisky, fun, gay, gleeful, happy, impish, jocular, jovial, kittenish, lively, merry, mischievous, roguish, rollicking, sportive, sprightly, coltish, gamesome |
| Antonyms: | serious, staid, stiff |
| Main Entry: | grotesque |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ugly, misshapen |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, absurd, antic, bizarre, deformed, distorted, eerie, extravagant, extreme, fanciful, fantastic, flamboyant, freakish, gross*, incongruous, ludicrous, malformed, monstrous, odd, outlandish, perverted, preposterous, queer, ridiculous, strange, uncanny, unnatural, weird, whimsical, grody, surrealistic |
| Antonyms: | beautiful, nice, pretty, shapely |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jester |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who jokes, plays jokes |
| Synonyms: | actor, antic, buffoon, card*, clown, comedian, comic, droll, fool, harlequin, humorist, joker, madcap*, trickster, wag*, wit, banterer, cutup, japer, jokester, larker, life of the party, pantaloon, practical joker, prankster, quipster, standup comic, wisecracker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ludicrous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absurd, ridiculous |
| Synonyms: | antic, bizarre, burlesque, comic, comical, crazy, droll, fantastic, farcical, foolish, funny, grotesque, incongruous, laughable, nonsensical, odd, outlandish, preposterous, risible, silly, zany, gelastic |
| Antonyms: | logical, reasonable, sensible |
| Main Entry: | playful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | funny, fun-loving |
| Synonyms: | antic, blithe, cheerful, coltish, comical, elvish, feeling one's oats, flirtatious, frisky, frolicsome, full of pep, gamesome, gay, good-natured, impish, jaunty, jesting, jocund, joking, joyous, lighthearted, lively, merry, mirthful, mischievous, prankish, puckish, rollicking, snappy, spirited, sportive, sprightly, teasing, tongue-in-cheek*, vivacious, waggish, whimsical, zippy* |
| Antonyms: | humorless, serious, working |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | practical joke; frivolity |
| Synonyms: | antic, caper, caprice, escapade, fancy, fooling, frolic, gag, gambol, high jinks, horseplay*, hotfoot*, lark, levity, lightness, play, rib*, rollick, roughhouse, shenanigans, shine*, spoof, sport, tomfoolery, trick, whim, monkeyshines, put-on, roughhousing, rowdiness, skylarking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ridiculous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid, funny |
| Synonyms: | absurd, antic, bizarre, comic, comical, contemptible, daffy*, droll, fantastic, farcical, foolish, goofy*, grotesque, harebrained*, hilarious, impossible, incredible, jerky*, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, nutty*, outrageous, preposterous, risible, sappy*, silly, slaphappy*, unbelievable, wacky*, derisory, foolheaded, gelastic |
| Antonyms: | believable, reasonable, sensible, serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rollicking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fun-loving, lively |
| Synonyms: | antic, boisterous, carefree, cheerful, devil-may-care*, exuberant, frisky, frolicsome, glad, happy, hearty, jaunty, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry, playful, spirited, sportive, sprightly, cavorting, rip-roaring, romping |
| Antonyms: | serious, solemn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | romp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fun; caper |
| Synonyms: | antic, cakewalk*, cavort, dance, escapade, frisk, frolic, gambol, hop, lark, leap, play, rollick, rout, skip, sport |
| Antonyms: | seriousness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sporting/sportive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | playful and fair |
| Synonyms: | antic, considerate, devil-may-care*, frisky, frolicsome, game, gay, generous, impish, jaunty, joyous, lively, merry, mischievous, reasonable, roguish, rollicking, sprightly, square, wild, coltish, full of fun, gamesome, larkish, sportspersonlike |
| Antonyms: | unfair, unplayful, unsporting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deed, trick |
| Synonyms: | achievement, act, antic, caper, exploit, feat, feature, performance, sketch, skit, tour de force |
| Main Entry: | wisecrack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joke |
| Synonyms: | antic, caper, dig, escapade, farce, frolic, gag, lark, laugh, mischief, monkeyshine*, one-liner*, parody, prank, quip, remark, retort, rib, stunt, trick, witticism, yarn, clowning, put-on, shenanigan, smart crack, zinger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | practical joke |
| 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: | sporting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | playful |
| Synonyms: | antic, considerate, devil-may-care, fair, frisky, frolicsome, game, gay, generous, gentlemanly, impish, jaunty, joyous, kittenish, lively, merry, mischievous, reasonable, roguish, rollicking, sportive, sprightly, square, waggish, wild, coltish, gamesome, larkish, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly, square dealing, square shooting, straight shooting |
| Antonyms: | unsporting |
| Main Entry: | high jinks |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fun and games |
| Synonyms: | antic, caper, escapade, frolic, fun, horseplay, mischief, monkey business, practical joke, prank, shenanigans, stunt, tomfoolery, larks, monkeyshines |
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