Synonyms & related words for jesting

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of jesting — including joking, jocose, jocular, bantering, facetious, humorous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to jesting

Explore words related to jesting — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include jests, japing, banteringly, japery, waggery, jested, jocularity, jocosity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for jesting

Common synonyms for jesting include joking, jocose, jocular, bantering, facetious, humorous, kidding, teasing — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does jesting come from?

The word jesting breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root jest-, from Latin gero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.