Laugh synonyms
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Part of speech:
A short, spasmodic laugh.
A sly or derisive, partly stifled laugh
horse laugh
tee-hee
An instance of giggling or tittering.
A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter.
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The act or sound of snorting
fit of laughter
die laughing
Anything that provokes such a laugh, as a line in a play
cry (antonym)
Words shouted or screamed.
A snicker.
To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
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One, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh.
ho-ho
To smirk is to make a conceited and arrogant facial expression or to smile in an arrogant way.
(Uncountable) Entertainment
peal of laughter
(Austral., N.Z., Informal) To treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)
roll-in-the-aisles
(Idiomatic, of an audience) To laugh uproariously.
Something to be laughed at or joked about
Violent turmoil.
To titter means to laugh or giggle in a somewhat suppressed way.
Any similar sound
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smile away
split-one-s-sides
(Idiomatic) To laugh hysterically
Gladness and merriment, especially when expressed by laughter.
A sound made in imitation of laughter.
shout of laughter
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The definition of a shriek is a high-pitched scream or cry often made when angry, scared or in pain.
sound of merriment
To crow is to make a loud and shrill cry, or to boast about something.
(Intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
To express with a smile
sob (antonym)
To say (something) while sobbing.
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be in stitches
have a hemorrhage
cringe (related)
(Archaic) A matter for or cause of laughter
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.
To break or separate into pieces.
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whimper (antonym)
The definition of a whimper is a soft, feeble cry, or an anticlimactic or mild ending.
weep (antonym)
To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion:
Of a disease, easily transmitted to others.
To jeer is defined as to make fun of in a mean or mocking way.
Scoff is defined as to mock or to scorn.
poke fun at
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produce laughter
(Currying) To stretch on a beam, as a hide.
laugh-one-s-head-off
hawhaw
gasp (related)
risibility
The property of being risible.
A loud, often silly laugh like a bray
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(Informal) A person or thing considered hilariously funny
An amusing story.
be convulsed
cachinnatory
Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter.
Capable of transmitting a disease; contagious:
The definition of risible is a person or thing with the ability to laugh, is related to laughing or is funny.
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The state or quality of being hilarious
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.
To utter or express with a silly, self-conscious, often coy smile:
To talk in a rapid, tremulous manner expressive of agitation, timidity, etc.; chatter
To cachinnate is to laugh loudly or laugh hard.
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 quiz is defined as to test knowledge.
(Uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
A sudden, unreasoning, hysterical fear, often spreading quickly
a laugh a minute
Something forced into or put over the mouth to prevent speaking or crying out.
A trick
express joy
produce laughter
respect (related)
To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem or admire:
moan (related)
yell (related)
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, cackle, chuckle, snicker, horse laugh, tee-hee, guffaw, snort, fit of laughter, die laughing and belly-laugh.