Definitions

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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This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

“Everyone was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding!’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Some of them, men and women, thought I was kidding, but I assured them it was no joke.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

"I arrived in the early morning and I played in the afternoon, no kidding."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

I knew they were kidding me so I grinned, sat down, and helped myself to a double portion of everything on the table.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

kidding

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