as in joked
to make jokes
the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance
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Recent Examples of bantered
Here with partner Kurt Russell, the two presented the 1989 Best Director Oscar and jokingly bantered about their non-married status.
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Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Siwa and Hughes playfully bantered about a potential engagement ahead of spending their first Christmas together.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Jean insisted on driving, and the other two bantered the whole way.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Siwa and Hughes playfully bantered about a potential engagement ahead of spending their first Christmas together.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Jean insisted on driving, and the other two bantered the whole way.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantered
joked
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Macdonald joked when a media member relayed Clark’s interception total.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then Kimmel joked about Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Bantered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantered. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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