Jocular synonyms

jŏk'yə-lər

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joking
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tongue-in-cheek
Meant or expressed ironically or facetiously.
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jokey
Alternative spelling of joky.
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facetious (related)
Playfully jocular; humorous:
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funny (related)
(Informal) Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal:
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frolicsome
Full of gaiety or high spirits; playful; merry
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happy
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous:
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witty (related)
The definition of witty is someone or something that is funny and clever.
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airy
Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial:
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amusing
The definition of amusing is someone who provides entertainment or who incites laughter.
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animated
Alive or seeming alive; living or lifelike
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blithe
Carefree and lighthearted.
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cheerful
Being in or characterized by good spirits; merry.
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comical
Being funny, whimsically amusing.
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elated
Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
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entertaining
Agreeably diverting; amusing:
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festive
In the mood to celebrate.
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gleeful
Full of glee; merry
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humorous
The definition of humorous is funny or comical.
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jocose
Given to jest; habitually jolly
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jocund
Sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality.
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jolly
Full of high spirits and good humor; merry
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jovial
The definition of jovial is defined as someone who is happy and cheerful.
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joyous
The definition of joyous is feelings of great happiness or delight.
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lively
Showing or inspiring liveliness; cheerful
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merry
Marked by or offering fun, good feelings, and liveliness; festive:
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mirthful
Full of, expressing, or causing mirth; merry
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playful
Said or done in fun; jocular
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rollicking
Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous:
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silly
Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
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sportive
Done in fun or play, not in earnest
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vivacious
Full of life and animation
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waggish
Like, characteristic of, or befitting a wag; roguishly merry
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serious (antonym)
The definition of serious is showing deep thought, not joking, or a situation that requires careful thought.
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solemn (antonym)
Serious or grave
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comedic
The definition of comedic is something funny.
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laughter (related)
Intended to excite laughter or amusement
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jocosely
with humor
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self-deprecate (related)
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droll (related)
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derisive (related)
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waspish (related)
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lugubrious (related)
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self-mock (related)
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Jocular Sentence Examples

  • He hadn't been his usual jocular self for the last three weeks, and now this spontaneous trip to see his parents - and inviting her along?

  • This division gave rise to the jocular designation of judgment or mother-wit as the "secunda Petri."

  • He was very jocular, and about as good of walking on his hands as feet.

  • "The soldiers say it feels easier without boots," said Captain Tushin smiling shyly in his uncomfortable position, evidently wishing to adopt a jocular tone.

  • He is the great sportsman, the incomparable archer, the lover of the greenwood and of a free life, brave, adventurous, jocular, open-handed, a protector of women.

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