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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

As I have joked, I do not do math in public, but even I will tell you that zero is less than $1.776 billion.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

"I was just working on it today, actually. I'm writing a part for you already!" he joked.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The theme song from “Titanic” wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card, but the employee running the game played a snippet and joked, “That’s all we’re allowed to pay on a cruise ship for safety reasons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Steve Dettelbach, who served as director under Biden, joked in a 2024 congressional hearing that the ATF might be “the only customer of Adobe Acrobat that pays money to remove search function.”

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“I think she means the ‘piddle’ of the scene,” joked Cha-Cha.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein