Synonyms of practical joke

practical joke

noun

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

friends had left the risqué message on his voice mail as a practical joke

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of practical joke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ancient Romans and Celts celebrated a festival of practical jokes and pranks around the time of the March equinox. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2024

Turns out, Hart was there to play a practical joke on his Celebrity Prank Wars cohost Nick Cannon. —Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024

Most nights, Augie held court while tending bar, ready with a witty remark or practical joke, or just to loan a friend some cash or a sympathetic ear. —Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024

There is some evidence that the poet, vivacious, full of practical jokes, yet able to concentrate fiercely, identified with Mozart. —Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022