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life of the party

NOUN
clown
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buffoon comedian comic fool jester mime prankster
STRONG
antic cutup dolt gagman gagster harlequin humorist joker jokester merrymaker mountebank mummer picador pierrot punch wag wit zany
WEAK
farceur funnyperson funster jokesmith merry-andrew punchinello quipster wisecracker
NOUN
comic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clown comedian humorist stooge
STRONG
banana buffoon card jester joker jokester wag wit
WEAK
funnyman million laughs quipster stand-up comic top banana
Antonyms
WEAK
tragedian
NOUN
extrovert
Synonyms
STRONG
character exhibitionist show-off showboat
WEAK
gregarious person
Antonyms
WEAK
introvert
NOUN
jester
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clown jokester
STRONG
actor antic buffoon card comedian comic fool harlequin humorist joker pantaloon prankster trickster wag wit
WEAK
banterer cutup japer larker practical joker quipster standup comic wisecracker
NOUN
joker
Synonyms
STRONG
actor banana buffoon card clown comedian comic fool gagster humorist jester jokester prankster punster stooge trickster wag wit
WEAK
cutup farceur funster jokesmith josher kidder quipster second banana stand-up comic straight person top banana wisecracker
NOUN
jokester
Synonyms
STRONGEST
jester prankster trickster
STRONG
actor banana buffoon card clown comedian comic fool gagster humorist punster stooge wag wit zany
WEAK
cutup farceur funnyman funster jokesmith josher kidder quipster second banana stand-up comic straight person top banana wisecracker
NOUN
quipster
Synonyms
WEAK
actor banana buffoon card clown comedian comic cutup farceur funnyman funster gagster humorist jester jokesmith jokester josher kidder prankster punster second banana stand-up comic straight person top banana trickster wag wisecracker wit zany
NOUN
wag
Synonyms
STRONG
card clown comedian comic humorist jester joker jokester kibitzer prankster punster show-off trickster wit zany
WEAK
a million laughs cutup farceur funny person funster kidder quipster wisecracker
NOUN
wit
Synonyms
STRONG
card comedian comic humorist jester joker jokester punster trickster wag
WEAK
a million laughs banterer cutup epigrammatist farceur funster gag person jokesmith quipster wisecracker

Example Sentences

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Friends and family posted on Facebook grieving his death, with one calling him "the life of the party" and "the kindest soul".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

My wife and I, any event we go to, we are literally the life of the party.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

“He was always the life of the party and could chop it up with anyone. He was also one of the most talented and down to earth people I’ve ever met.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

It may not look pretty, but this one’s definitely the life of the party.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023

Grandpa Ed is suddenly the life of the party.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti