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life of the party

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clown n.
comic n.
extrovert n.
jester n.
joker n.
jokester n.
quipster n.
wag n.
wit n.

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

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life of the party

That no longer means being the life of the party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Hedda is the life of the party but also its complicated, needy heart and soul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

She said: "He is a good guy. He is quite shy until you get to know him, and then he is the life of the party."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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

Then, finally, there was Hitler, the life of the party.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

life of the party

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