laughed

VERB

expressing amusement, happiness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chuckle giggle grin howl roar scream shriek snicker snort whoop

STRONG

burst cachinnate chortle convulsed crow fracture guffaw titter

WEAK

break up crack up die laughing roll in the aisles split one's sides with sound be in stitches

Antonyms

WEAK

cry

Example Sentences

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laughed

Ten years later, as Morgan's business boomed, he reunited with Hazard for a YouTube video where they laughed about the incident.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

"I knew I was pretty popular but I didn't think I was as popular as I am now - its just gone completely crazy," he laughed.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

When host Jonathan Karl asked her about Hong’s social media history and past positions, Ocasio-Cortez laughed it off.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

On Sunday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, asked about the bonkers statements young radical candidates made a few years ago that damage their electability today, laughed it off by quoting a friend: “Woke 1 was crazy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

It’s impossible to believe that this is the boy who kissed me in the yard, wove his fingers through mine, laughed into my ear.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison