Wordplay Synonyms

wûrdplā
A humorous play on words
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. pun
  2. verbal wit
  3. play-on-words
  4. double-entendre
  5. word-games
  6. punning
  7. paronomasia

Words Related to Wordplay

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

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Wordplay Sentence Examples

  • As well as myth, he uses wordplay to positive effect in some poems.

  • Juster has a great affinity for puns and wordplay, which show up constantly in his novel.

  • You can check out the interactive menu and choose a puzzle to play online, or you can select from one of the many word searches, number puzzles, crosswords, wordplay puzzles, kids Sudoku, logic and brainteaser puzzles.

  • Though many of the puns and idioms might go over the heads of younger readers, older children who like language might enjoy writing their own short passages with puns or mimicking Juster's wordplay in other ways.

  • Okay, I'll leave the alliterative wordplay to the true lyrical geniuses.

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