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 imagine he thought this would be the first part of the Earth's alien defence system," Kerr, who is a professor at the University of Oxford, joked.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

“But we joked that a pregnant wife actually has a lot in common with a 70-year-old as far as mobility and tiredness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"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

"I think you hit him with too much ooh. Like...smells more like eww," Candace joked, curling her top lip up under her nostrils.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds