Synonyms of the word

antic

• adj. (architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.
• adj. Grotesque, bizarre; absurd.
• adj. Obsolete form of antique.
• n. (architecture, art, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
• n. A caricature.
• n. (often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
• n. A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
• v. (intransitive) To perform antics, caper.
• v. (obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
• v. (transitive, rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
• n. (animation) A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before…

caper

• n. A playful leap or jump.
• n. A jump while dancing.
• n. A prank or practical joke.
• n. (usually in plural) Playful behaviour.
• n. A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime.
• v. To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.
• v. To jump as part of a dance.
• v. To engage in playful behaviour.
• n. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
• n. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled…
• n. A plant of the genus Capparis.
• n. (Scotland) The capercaillie.

clown

• n. A performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing,…
• n. A person who acts in a silly fashion.
• n. (Britain) A stupid person.
• n. (obsolete) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor.
• n. (obsolete) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.
• v. (intransitive) To act in a silly or playful fashion.

diversion

• n. (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• n. A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
• n. The act of diverting.
• n. Removal of water via a canal.
• n. (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
• n. (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a…
• n. (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of…

fantastic

• adj. Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.
• adj. Not believable; implausible; seemingly only possible in fantasy.
• adj. Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or eccentricity; irregular; grotesque.
• adj. Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

fantastical

• adj. Of or pertaining to fantasy.
• adj. fanciful or whimsical.
• adj. fantastic.

grotesque

• adj. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
• adj. disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling.
• adj. (typography) sans serif.
• n. A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
• n. Anything grotesque.
• n. (typography) A sans serif typeface.

jest

• n. (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
• n. (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
• n. (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
• n. (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
• v. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
• adv. (African American Vernacular, Southern US) Alternative spelling of just.

joke

• n. An amusing story.
• n. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
• n. (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one.
• n. (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
• v. (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
• v. (transitive, dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

prank

• n. (obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
• n. A practical joke or mischievous trick.
• v. (transitive) To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
• v. (intransitive) To make ostentatious show.
• v. (transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
• v. (transitive, slang) To call someone's phone and promptly hang up.
• adj. (obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.

put-on

• n. A deception, hoax, or practical joke.

recreation

• n. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
• n. The process of recreating something.
• n. The result of this process.

strange

• adj. Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.
• adj. Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
• adj. (physics) Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
• adj. (obsolete) Belonging to another country; foreign.
• adj. (obsolete) Reserved; distant in deportment.
• adj. (obsolete) Backward; slow.
• adj. (obsolete) Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To alienate; to estrange.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be estranged or alienated.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To wonder; to be astonished.
• n. (slang, uncountable) vagina.

trick

• adj. (slang) Stylish or cool.
• n. Something designed to fool or swindle.
• n. A single piece of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act.
• n. An entertaining difficult physical action.
• n. An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
• n. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
• n. (dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
• n. A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
• n. (card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
• n. (slang) An act of prostitution. (Generally used with turn.).
• n. (slang) A customer to a prostitute.
• n. A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
• n. (nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
• n. A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
• v. (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
• v. (heraldry) To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
• v. To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

unusual

• adj. Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.
• adj. Not usual.
• n. Something that is unusual; an anomaly.