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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Joked Nats spokeswoman Jennifer Mastin Giglio: “The rat was lucky it was Pups in the Park tonight and not Cat-urday!”

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

Joked Donald: “I’m just so fast. I was moving so fast.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2019

Joked Kroll: “And like Bart Simpson, Nick Kroll is voiced by a lady.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2018

Joked the rabbi: “And on Monday, I’m taking him to the mikvah,” the ritual bath used for, among other purposes, conversions to the Jewish faith.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2016

The brothers Joked that he had been given the two ugliest men in the Night's Watch; being blind, he was spared having to look at them.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin