Synonyms & related words for jocular

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of jocular — including jocose, jesting, joking, facetious, jovial, jocund. 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 jocular

Explore words related to jocular — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include jocosely, jokey, jocularity, jocosity, jocularly, jokily, waggish, waggery. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for jocular

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

Where does jocular come from?

The word jocular breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root joc-, from Latin iocus (“joke, jest”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.