Synonyms of laughed

laughed

verb

past tense of laugh

1

as in giggled

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• giggled
• chuckled
• screamed
• smiled
• grinned
• snickered
• roared
• chortled
• cackled
• tittered
• twittered
• cracked up
• hee-hawed
• broke up
• split one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cried
• wept
• sobbed
• bawled
• howled
• blubbered
• wailed
• whined
• whimpered
• sighed
• groaned
• sniffled
• bleated
• squalled
• moaned
• yowled
• puled
• snivelled
• sniveled

2

as in smiled

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions

you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smiled
• sneered
• snickered
• snorted
• sniffed
• sniggered
• insulted
• ridiculed
• mocked
• jeered
• hooted
• derided
• teased
• disdained
• jibed
• despised
• taunted
• decried
• gibed
• poohed
• scorned
• scoffed (at)
• disparaged
• tormented
• belittled
• ribbed
• catcalled
• heckled
• pooh-poohed
• rode
• razzed
• rid
• bad-mouthed
• jived
• put down

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of laughed

Goldberg asked after the audience laughed at her operation. —EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024

Asked whether some of those deemed irrelevant protested their expulsion, Mason laughed. —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

He’s mocked, laughed at or just roundly dismissed because of his facial tumors. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024

Hands-on dads Edo and Jack reached for their kids, while Beatrice laughed and Eugenie fixed her hat. —Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024

Told by reporters about Campbell’s remorse for not giving him a game ball on such a special night, Goff laughed. —Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024

The Beyond Fest audience laughed when Carradine reacted to this lie over 40 years after the fact. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024