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play the clown

  • as injoke
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Synonyms for play the clown

verb kid, tease
  • banter
  • laugh
  • quip
  • chaff
  • deceive
  • deride
  • fool
  • frolic
  • fun
  • gambol
  • jape
  • jest
  • jive
  • jolly
  • josh
  • mock
  • needle
  • play
  • pun
  • rag
  • revel
  • rib
  • ridicule
  • roast
  • spoof
  • sport
  • taunt
  • trick
  • wisecrack
  • horse around
  • kid around
  • make merry
  • play the clown
  • play tricks
  • poke fun
  • pull one's leg
  • put on

Antonyms for play the clown

  • compliment
  • flatter
  • praise
  • be serious
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More words related to play the clown

joke

verb. kid, tease
  • banter
  • chaff
  • deceive
  • deride
  • fool
  • frolic
  • fun
  • gambol
  • horse around
  • jape
  • jest
  • jive
  • jolly
  • josh
  • kid around
  • laugh
  • make merry
  • mock
  • needle
  • play
  • play the clown
  • play tricks
  • poke fun
  • pull one's leg
  • pun
  • put on
  • quip
  • rag
  • revel
  • rib
  • ridicule
  • roast
  • spoof
  • sport
  • taunt
  • trick
  • wisecrack

joked

verb. kid, tease

jokes

verb. kid, tease
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.