詞匯 _ Synonyms and Antonyms of ＂laugh＂
Laugh
1 an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
the child's frown turned into a laugh when he saw the clown
Synonyms of laugh
belly laugh, boff (or boffo), boffola, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter
synonyms
laughing · chuckling · chortling · guffawing · giggling · tittering · twittering · cackling · sniggering ·hysterics · amusement
Words Related to laugh
crow, whoop
grin, simper, smile, smirk
Near Antonyms of laugh
cry, groan, moan, sob, wail
face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl
2 someone or something that is very funny
that new sitcom is a laugh
Synonyms of laugh
hoot, knee-slapper, scream, riot
Words Related to laugh
boner, howler
crack, gag, jest, joke, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism
caution, sight
Near Antonyms of laugh
bummer, downer
3 something said or done to cause laughter
the film comedy had a good laugh in just about every scene
Synonyms of laugh
boff (or boffo), boffola, crack, drollery, funny, gag, giggle [chiefly British], jape, jest, josh, joke, nifty, one-liner, pleasantry, quip, rib, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism, yuk (or yuckalso yak or yock) [slang]
Words Related to laugh
funning, joking, wisecracking
knee-slapper, panic [slang], riot, scream, thigh-slapper
antic, buffoonery, caper, leg-pull, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, trick
burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, mockery, parody, put-on, riff
banter, kidding, persiflage, raillery, repartee
drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness
comedy, humor, wit, wordplay
(https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laugh)
Version 2:
Synonyms of 'laughter'
chuckling amusement
Noun1 chuckling, laughing, giggling
Their laughter filled the corridor.
2 amusement, entertainment, humour
Pantomime is about bringing laughter to thousands.
QuotationsLaughter is pleasant, but the exertion is too much for me
[Thomas Love Peacock – Nightmare Abbey]
Delight hath a joy in it either permanent or pleasant. Laughter hath only a scornful tickling
[Sir Philip Sidney – The Defence of Poetry]
If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter
[Joseph Addison]
The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it ... try to fake three laughs in an hour - ha ha ha ha ha - they'll take you away, man. You can't
[Lenny Bruce – Performing and the Art of Comedy]
As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool
[Bible: Ecclesiastes]
Additional synonymsentertainment
I play the piano purely for my own entertainment.
fun
You refer to an activity or situation as fun if you think it is pleasant and enjoyable and it causes you to feel happy.
You still have time to join in the fun.
glee
Glee is a feeling of happiness and excitement, often caused by someone else's misfortune.
His victory was greeted with glee.
hilarity
Hilarity is great amusement and laughter.
The report in The Times caught the mood of hilarity.
humour
Humour is a quality in something that makes you laugh, for example in a situation, in someone's words or actions, or in a book or film.
She couldn't ignore the humour of the situation.
merriment
Merriment means laughter.
He jokes and ad-libs, to the general merriment of the audience.
mirth
Mirth is amusement which you express by laughing.
That caused considerable mirth amon
Nearby words of 'laughter'laugh something off
laughable
laughing stock
laughter
launch
launch into something
launder
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