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kidding

ADJECTIVE
teasing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
irritating joking mocking
STRONG
badgering bothering disturbing exasperating harassing plaguing provoking ribbing taunting tickling tormenting vexing
Antonyms
WEAK
comforting praising regaling
NOUN
badinage
Synonyms
STRONG
banter fool persiflage raillery repartee ribbing teasing
WEAK
asteism joking joshing
NOUN
banter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chitchat gossip repartee ribbing small talk
STRONG
badinage chaff chaffing derision dissing exchange fun jeering jesting joking joshing mockery persiflage play raillery ridicule
Antonyms
STRONG
flattery praise work
NOUN
fooling
Synonyms
STRONG
bluffing farce frolicking jesting joshing roughhouse roughhousing sham skylarking spoofing teasing trifling
WEAK
buffoonery clownishness high jinks horseplay making light mockery nonsense pretense rowdiness
Antonyms
WEAK
seriousness
NOUN
humor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banter farce fun gag joke playfulness whimsy wisecrack wit
STRONG
amusement badinage buffoonery clowning comicality drollery facetiousness flippancy gaiety happiness jest jesting jocoseness jocosity jocularity joking joyfulness levity lightness pleasantry raillery tomfoolery witticism wittiness
WEAK
comicalness high spirits
Antonyms
STRONG
sadness seriousness unhappiness
WEAK
depression drama tragedy
NOUN
jocosity
Synonyms
STRONG
amusement badinage banter buffoonery clowning comedy comicality drollery facetiousness farce flippancy fun funniness gag gaiety happiness humorousness jest jocoseness jocularity joke joyfulness levity lightness playfulness pleasantry raillery ridiculousness tomfoolery whimsy wisecrack wit witticism wittiness
WEAK
comicalness drollness farcicality high spirits jesting joking ludicrousness zaniness
Antonyms
STRONG
sadness seriousness tragedy unhappiness work
NOUN
ludicrousness
Synonyms
WEAK
amusement badinage banter buffoonery clowning comedy comicality comicalness drollery drollness facetiousness farce farcicality flippancy fun funniness gag gaiety happiness high spirits humorousness jest jesting jocoseness jocosity jocularity joke joking joyfulness levity lightness playfulness pleasantry raillery ridiculousness tomfoolery whimsy wisecrack wit witticism wittiness zaniness
NOUN
raillery
Synonyms
STRONG
badinage banter derision fun irony mockery parody persiflage play pleasantry razzing ridicule roasting satire sport teasing
WEAK
asteism chaffing jesting joking lampoonery
Antonyms
STRONG
flattery praise seriousness work
NOUN
ribbing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banter taunt taunting
STRONG
badgering badinage bothering chaff disturbing exasperating harassing irritating joking mocking plaguing provoking raillery tickling tormenting vexing
NOUN
sport
Synonyms
STRONG
badinage banter derision drollery escapade frolic horseplay jest jesting joke jollification jollity merriment mirth mockery mummery nonsense pleasantry raillery teasing tomfoolery trifling
WEAK
practical joke
Antonyms
STRONG
seriousness

Example Sentences

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“All the things you’ve done to your faces are very tasteful. Yours truly, Elle Fanning. ... Just kidding, it’s me again, Stellan Skarsgård.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

"They are trying to tell us not to believe our own eyes. Are you kidding me? It's really sad and it's really, really scary."

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Her family’s reaction to the $100: “Are you kidding me?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

It went on and on for, I’m not kidding, six hours or more.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

“Are you kidding? I am definitely allowed to watch Star Wars.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling