Synonyms for play on
- burlesque
- caricature
- cartoon
- farce
- irony
- joke
- pastiche
- satire
- skit
- travesty
- apology
- copy
- derision
- jest
- lampoon
- mime
- mimicry
- misrepresentation
- mock-heroic
- mockery
- raillery
- rib
- ridicule
- roast
- takeoff
- play-on
- send-up
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MORE RELATED WORDS FOR PLAY ON
comedy
nounfunny entertainment- ball
- burlesque
- camp
- chaffing
- comic drama
- comicality
- comicalness
- drollery
- drollness
- facetiousness
- farce
- field day
- fun
- fun and games
- funnies
- funniness
- gag show
- grins
- high camp
- high time
- hilarity
- hoopla
- humor
- humorousness
- interlude
- jesting
- joking
- laughs
- light entertainment
- merry-go-round
- picnic
- play on
- satire
- schtick
- send-up
- sitcom
- slapstick
- takeoff
- travesty
- vaudeville
- wisecracking
- witticism
- wittiness
exploit
verbtake advantage of; misuseexploits
verbtake advantage of; misusemove
verbmotivate, influence- activate
- actuate
- advocate
- affect
- agitate
- bring
- bring up
- budge
- carry
- cause
- convert
- draw up
- drive
- excite
- get going
- give rise to
- impel
- impress
- incite
- induce
- inspire
- inspirit
- instigate
- introduce
- lead
- operate
- persuade
- play on
- prevail upon
- prompt
- propel
- propose
- push
- put forward
- quicken
- recommend
- rouse
- shift
- shove
- start
- stimulate
- stir
- strike
- submit
- suggest
- sway
- touch
- tug at
- turn
- urge
- work on
moves
verbmotivate, influence- activate
- actuate
- advocate
- affect
- agitate
- bring
- bring up
- budge
- carry
- cause
- convert
- draw up
- drive
- excite
- get going
- give rise to
- impel
- impress
- incite
- induce
- inspire
- inspirit
- instigate
- introduce
- lead
- operate
- persuade
- play on
- prevail upon
- prompt
- propel
- propose
- push
- put forward
- quicken
- recommend
- rouse
- shift
- shove
- start
- stimulate
- stir
- strike
- submit
- suggest
- sway
- touch
- tug at
- turn
- urge
- work on
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Philip Lief Group.