🔄 Synonyms of "Bantering"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| facetious | Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. |
| tongue-in-cheek | (idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous. |
| humorous | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bantering"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tongue-in-cheek | (idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous. |
| facetious | Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. |
| humourous | (chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.] |
| humorous | Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. |
| jestingnoun | joking |
| teasingnoun | The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone. |
| dickeringnoun | bargaining |
| persiflagenoun | Good-natured banter; raillery. |
| raillerynoun | Good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule. |
| smokingnoun | (usually) The burning and inhalation of tobacco. |
| bavardagenoun | chatter, banter |
| razzingnoun | (informal) Teasing or heckling. |
| quizzingnoun | The asking of questions; interrogation. |
| teasenoun | One who teases. |
| badinagenoun | Playful raillery; banter. |
| yatteringnoun | trivial talk; prattle |
| teazingnoun | Archaic form of teasing. [The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone.] |
| bantnoun | (slang) Clipping of banter. [Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.] |
| japerynoun | Jesting, joking |
| nattering | Idle chatter. |
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