Synonyms of jive

jive 1 of 3

adjective

slang

as in double

not being or expressing what one appears to be or express

don't give me that jive talk about me being your new best friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• double
• fake
• lip
• pretended
• meaningless
• hypocritical
• superficial
• phoney
• strained
• hollow
• phony
• insincere
• artificial
• mechanical
• feigned
• unctuous
• counterfeit
• double-dealing
• backhanded
• unnatural
• assumed
• affected
• false
• pious
• mealy
• phony-baloney
• mealymouthed
• two-faced
• phoney-baloney
• contrived
• Janus-faced
• empty
• forced
• dishonest
• double-faced
• simulated
• glib
• Pecksniffian
• sham
• left-handed
• claptrap
• put-on
• facile
• deceitful
• bogus
• jocular
• campy
• untruthful
• tongue-in-cheek
• pharisaical
• facetious
• sanctimonious
• devious
• canting
• simon-pure
• self-righteous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• genuine
• sincere
• honest
• artless
• candid
• heartfelt
• unfeigned
• direct
• open
• plain
• straightforward
• frank
• undesigning
• forthright
• heart-to-heart

jive

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noun

ˈjīv 

as in terminology

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

a novel that captures dead-on the jive of young Hollywood hipsters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• dialect
• vocabulary
• slang
• language
• idiom
• jargon
• patois
• argot
• lingo
• patter
• shoptalk
• cant
• shop
• parlance
• vernacular
• colloquial
• colloquialism
• speech
• pidgin
• regionalism
• localism
• slanguage
• provincialism
• journalese
• vernacularism
• bureaucratese
• computerese
• technobabble
• educationese
• governmentese
• cyberspeak

jive

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verb

1

as in to tease

to make fun of in a good-natured way

don't be upset—we're just jiving you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• kid
• joke
• roast
• razz
• rib
• chaff
• fun
• rally
• josh
• banter
• ride
• goof on
• take the mickey out of
• fool
• quip
• jolly
• string along
• jest
• wisecrack
• yuck
• yuk
• gag
• jape

2

as in to joke

to make jokes

our team was laughing and jiving after our surprise win

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jive

Adjective

For their first performances, the celebrity and pro duos' dances ran the gamut from the tango, to the cha-cha, salsa, foxtrot, and jive. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024

Waiters hustled back and forth with foaming bottles of beer, diners abandoned their pasta con le sarde to jive in the narrow alley with passersby, and the greengrocer nodded with the beat while weighing out half a kilo of artichokes for an older gentleman. —Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024

Noun

Season 33 promises to be another unpredictable round of cha-cha-chas, jives, waltzes, foxtrots, and more. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024

If chlorine pools and water parks aren't your jive, there are plenty of swimming holes around Arizona that are begging to be explored. —Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024

Verb

There are some questions, however, about how the new fair will jive with the existing, recently launched Art Mumbai fair, which takes place at the same time. —The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 19 Sep. 2024

Suni Lee joined the ranks of fellow Olympians like Simone Biles and Tonya Harding who waltzed and jived on ABC's reality competition series These Olympians went for the gold ... and the Mirrorball Trophy. —Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024