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

"I think my grandmother would have given me a proper telling-off if she'd been told she had to reserve online at the heuriger!" he joked.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

“I think it’s real clear where we can start the GoFundMe to bring Aaron back,” team president Kevin Demoff joked to a raucous crowd that was cheering ‘AD, AD, AD.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Others joked that you could “simply sell the coin flip to a hedge fund for $400,000.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Ahead of the 2006 tournament, a fresh-faced Andy Murray joked in a press conference that he would be supporting "anyone but England" - leading to hate mail and a clarification that he was not anti-English.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Let’s be sure to leave my mother here,” she joked.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm