Laugh Synonyms and Antonyms
lăf, läf
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Synonyms for Laugh
A short, spasmodic laugh.
A sly or derisive, partly stifled laugh
A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter.
tee-hee
An instance of giggling or tittering.
horse laugh
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The act or sound of snorting
fit of laughter
Anything that provokes such a laugh, as a line in a play
die laughing
To smirk is to make a conceited and arrogant facial expression or to smile in an arrogant way.
One, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
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ho-ho
Something to be laughed at or joked about
peal of laughter
(Austral., N.Z., Informal) To treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)
(Uncountable) Entertainment
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Violent turmoil.
roll-in-the-aisles
(Idiomatic, of an audience) To laugh uproariously.
smile away
To express with a smile
To titter means to laugh or giggle in a somewhat suppressed way.
Any similar sound
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sound of merriment
(Archaic) A matter for or cause of laughter
Gladness and merriment, especially when expressed by laughter.
split-one-s-sides
(Idiomatic) To laugh hysterically
(Intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
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The definition of a riot is a violent uprising or wild disturbance by a crowd, or an outburst or torrent of uncontrolled feelings or emotions.
The definition of a shriek is a high-pitched scream or cry often made when angry, scared or in pain.
A sound made in imitation of laughter.
be in stitches
Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
To quiz is defined as to test knowledge.
shout of laughter
To crow is to make a loud and shrill cry, or to boast about something.
(Currying) To stretch on a beam, as a hide.
Scoff is defined as to mock or to scorn.
To break or separate into pieces.
(Uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
To utter or express with a silly, self-conscious, often coy smile:
express joy
produce laughter
produce laughter
A loud, often silly laugh like a bray
Capable of transmitting a disease; contagious:
An amusing story.
(Informal) A person or thing considered hilariously funny
risibility
The property of being risible.
A snicker.
To deride is defined as to laugh at or make fun of someone or something.
(Intransitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to mock.
To jeer is defined as to make fun of in a mean or mocking way.
A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
hawhaw
Mock is to tease someone or make someone the object of scorn, or to mimic or imitate someone to get laughs or to insult the person.
A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
The state or quality of being hilarious
To talk in a rapid, tremulous manner expressive of agitation, timidity, etc.; chatter
Something forced into or put over the mouth to prevent speaking or crying out.
be convulsed
cachinnatory
Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter.
The definition of risible is a person or thing with the ability to laugh, is related to laughing or is funny.
A sudden, unreasoning, hysterical fear, often spreading quickly
A trick
To cachinnate is to laugh loudly or laugh hard.
have a hemorrhage
Antonyms for Laugh
Words shouted or screamed.
To say (something) while sobbing.
To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion:
The definition of a whimper is a soft, feeble cry, or an anticlimactic or mild ending.
Synonym Study
- Guffaw refers to loud, coarse laughter
- Snicker is used of a sly, half-suppressed laugh, as at another's discomfiture or a bawdy story
- Giggle and titter both refer to a laugh consisting of a series of rapid, high-pitched sounds, suggesting embarrassment, nervousness, or silliness, but giggle often implies an uncontrollabale fit of such laughter and titter implies a half-suppressed laugh, as a laugh of mild amusement suppressed in affected politeness
- Chuckle implies soft laughter in low tones, expressive of mild amusement or inward satisfaction
- Laugh is the general word for the sounds or exhalation made in expressing mirth, amusement, etc.
Find another word for laugh. In this page you can discover 94 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for laugh, like: giggle, chuckle, snicker, guffaw, cackle, tee-hee, horse laugh, snort, fit of laughter, belly-laugh and die laughing.
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