Synonyms & related words for joking

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

Explore words related to joking — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include japing, joked, kiddingly, banteringly, jokily, jokes, jests, jokingly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for joking

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

Where does joking come from?

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