Synonyms of gag

gag 1 of 2

noun

1

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

the movie featured a gag involving a chicken driving a car that audiences thought was hysterically funny

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• laugh
• joking
• giggle
• wisecrack
• one-liner
• funny
• jape
• witticism
• quip
• rib
• scream
• pleasantry
• drollery
• yuk
• prank
• sally
• waggery
• nifty
• parody
• jest
• josh
• crack
• boff
• comedy
• riot
• trick
• mock
• humorousness
• panic
• buffoonery
• caper
• humor
• funning
• practical joke
• wisecracking
• riff
• mockery
• boffola
• leg-pull
• burlesque
• kidding
• antic
• banter
• lampoon
• caricature
• knee-slapper
• put-on
• raillery
• funniness
• persiflage
• repartee
• wordplay
• hilariousness
• drollness
• thigh-slapper
• facetiousness
• monkeyshine(s)
• wit

2

as in prank

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

played a gag on their teammate by putting shaving cream in his hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

gag

2 of 2

verb

ˈgag 

1

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• retch
• puke
• barf
• upchuck
• heave
• throw up
• eject
• spew
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• toss one's cookies
• regurgitate
• disgorge
• nauseate
• expel

2

as in to choke

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

took a bite that was too large and began to gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choke
• vomit
• suffocate
• retch
• throw up
• heave
• stifle
• smother
• asphyxiate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathe
• inspire
• expire
• respire

3

as in to joke

to make jokes

the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• fun
• quip
• banter
• jest
• fool
• kid
• jolly
• jape
• wisecrack
• tease
• yuk
• parody
• rag
• jive
• crack wise
• ridicule
• amuse
• chaff
• mock
• jeer
• josh
• gibe
• caricature
• rib
• satirize
• haze
• razz
• lampoon
• entertain
• rally
• divert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gag

Noun

Galifianakis tosses out a knock-knock joke about Benjamin Netanyahu, suggests urinal cakes when asking about their favorite foods, and commits to an unexplained running gag about Ryan Reynolds, all of which go over their heads. —ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026

Gattelli and this crew would have all kinds of fun there and the central Act One gag would not have felt a little stretched beyond its natural thickness. —Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

She was found with her wrists and ankles bound with shoelaces and duct tape, she was gagged with underwear and duct tape was placed over her mouth and nose. —Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026

The actors played brother and sister duo Jon Snow and Sansa Stark for eight seasons on HBO’s blockbuster series, which is why Turner is seen gagging on set after locking lips with Harington. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026