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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Humorist Will Rogers famously joked to President Calvin Coolidge: "If that was my lake, I'd mow it."

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

Republican Vance joked as he made a rare foray onto "The View," a liberal-leaning daytime talk show on the ABC network.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

During an inspection tour of a Shanghai robotics startup last year, Xi watched the advanced robots move, then joked to the engineers: “Can we have robots join the team?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“I joked, even then, that we’re not going to close Wilshire Boulevard,” Govan recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

He joked with pregnant women and gave small toys to children.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French