Synonyms of gag

gag 1 of 2

noun

1

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

the movie featured a gag involving a chicken driving a car that audiences thought was hysterically funny

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• laugh
• joking
• giggle
• yuck
• wisecrack
• one-liner
• funny
• jape
• yak
• witticism
• scream
• quip
• rib
• pleasantry
• prank
• drollery
• boffo
• yuk
• yock
• sally
• waggery
• nifty
• parody
• jest
• josh
• crack
• boff
• trick
• comedy
• humorousness
• riot
• humor
• mock
• panic
• buffoonery
• caper
• funning
• practical joke
• wisecracking
• riff
• mockery
• boffola
• leg-pull
• kidding
• burlesque
• antic
• banter
• lampoon
• caricature
• knee-slapper
• put-on
• funniness
• raillery
• persiflage
• repartee
• wordplay
• hilariousness
• drollness
• thigh-slapper
• facetiousness
• wit
• monkeyshine(s)

2

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

played a gag on their teammate by putting shaving cream in his hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prank
• trick
• joking
• adventure
• experience
• caper
• practical joke
• escapade
• antic
• rag
• kidding
• waggery
• time
• shavie
• capriccio
• game
• shine(s)
• knavery
• dido
• roguery
• stunt
• jest
• frolic
• monkeyshine(s)
• lark
• hijinks
• feat
• performance
• teasing
• deed
• tomfoolery
• hoax
• play
• ploy
• gambit
• skylarking
• horseplay
• ruse
• high jinks
• mission
• maneuver
• rowdyism
• subterfuge
• whimsey
• roughhousing
• trickery
• deception
• shenanigan(s)
• stratagem
• whim
• whimsy
• conceit
• fooling
• vagary
• delusion
• caprice
• deceit
• sham
• fraud
• hanky-panky
• wile
• fancy
• hoodwinking

gag

2 of 2

verb

ˈgag 

1

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• retch
• puke
• barf
• upchuck
• heave
• throw up
• eject
• spew
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• toss one's cookies
• regurgitate
• disgorge
• nauseate
• expel

2

as in to choke

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

took a bite that was too large and began to gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choke
• vomit
• suffocate
• retch
• throw up
• heave
• stifle
• smother
• asphyxiate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathe
• inspire
• expire
• respire

3

as in to joke

to make jokes

the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• fun
• quip
• banter
• jest
• fool
• yuck
• jolly
• kid
• jape
• wisecrack
• tease
• yuk
• parody
• rag
• jive
• crack wise
• amuse
• ridicule
• chaff
• jibe
• mock
• jeer
• gibe
• caricature
• rib
• satirize
• haze
• josh
• entertain
• lampoon
• rally
• razz
• divert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gag

Noun

Here’s a gag about Marshall’s tendency to wear an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt and bare his tummy to the world. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025

The company doesn’t shape its candies like fish just for the gag of it all. —Andrew Watman, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025

Verb

And its corollary: When does the correctness of one’s position justify gagging etiquette and locking her in the closet? —Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025

So why not gag us with some surprise winners and left-field choices? —Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025