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 Smith afterward, “It was OK, but I felt there were a couple of songs they missed. I’m pretty sure Will Dissly will be on them about that, because he’s the techno captain.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

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

Joked senior Nirra Fields: "She's like a personal Wooden quote book. She just knows all the Wooden quotes. The pyramid of success is up in our locker room."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2016

Joked Pierce: "I can't eat at this table!!"

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2015

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