BANTER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BANTER?

Need another word that means the same as “banter”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “banter” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Banter” are: backchat, give-and-take, raillery, repartee, ripostes, sallies, swordplay, quips, wisecracks, crosstalk, wordplay, chaff, jolly, josh, kid, joke, jest, pun, sally, quip

Banter as a Noun

Definitions of "Banter" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “banter” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks.
• Light teasing repartee.

Synonyms of "Banter" as a noun (11 Words)

backchat	Rude or cheeky remarks made in reply to someone in authority. Don t interrupt I m not used to backchat or defiance.
crosstalk	Witty conversation; repartee.
give-and-take	The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.
quips	A witty saying.
raillery	Good-humoured teasing. She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers.
repartee	Adroitness and cleverness in reply. Quick fire repartee.
ripostes	A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one.
sallies	A military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position. A sally into the wide world beyond his home.
swordplay	Repartee; skilful debate. This intellectual swordplay went on for several minutes.
wisecracks	Witty remark.
wordplay	The witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns. So many of the jokes are based on wordplay.

Usage Examples of "Banter" as a noun

• There was much good-natured banter.

Banter as a Verb

Definitions of "Banter" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “banter” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be silly or tease one another.
• Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way.

Synonyms of "Banter" as a verb (9 Words)

chaff	Be silly or tease one another.
jest	Speak in a joking way. You jest surely.
joke	Tell a joke speak humorously. She could laugh and joke with her colleagues.
jolly	Be silly or tease one another. Ideas to jolly up a winter s party.
josh	Tease (someone) in a playful way. They joshed with the men who were waiting their turn to eat.
kid	Tell false information to for fun. Milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding.
pun	Make a play on words. His first puzzle punned on composers with answers like Handel with care and Haydn go seek.
quip	Make jokes or quips. Flattery will get you nowhere she quipped.
sally	Make a military sortie. I made myself presentable and sallied forth.

Usage Examples of "Banter" as a verb

• The men bantered with the waitresses.

Associations of "Banter" (30 Words)

badinage	Frivolous banter. He developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader.
charade	A word acted out in an episode of the game of charades. Talk of unity was nothing more than a charade.
comedy	The style or genre represented by comedy films plays and broadcast programmes. The show combines theatre with the best of stand up comedy.
deride	Treat or speak of with contempt. He derided his student s attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics.
derision	Contemptuous ridicule or mockery. My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.
derisive	Expressing contempt or ridicule. Derisive laughter.
funny	Causing laughter or amusement; humorous. It s a funny old world.
hoot	Of an owl utter a hoot. The toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums drink arak play dice and dance.
humor	The trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. She didn t appreciate my humor.
humorous	Causing laughter and amusement; comic. A humorous and entertaining talk.
jape	A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter. The childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker.
jeer	Laugh at with contempt and derision. The crowd jeered at the speaker.
jest	Tell a joke; speak humorously. Lowly virtue is the jest of fools.
jocose	Characterized by jokes and good humor. A jocose allusion.
joke	Make jokes talk humorously or flippantly. She was in a mood to tell jokes.
jolly	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth. Jolly decent of him.
kid	A child or young person. Milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding.
laugh	A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing. She gave a loud silly laugh.
mockery	Showing your contempt by derision. Stung by her mockery Frankie hung his head.
parody	Make a parody of. The film is a parody of the horror genre.
persiflage	Light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter. An air of persiflage.
repartee	Adroitness and cleverness in reply. Quick fire repartee.
ridicule	Subject to laughter or ridicule. The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house.
satirize	Ridicule with satire. The writer satirized the politician s proposal.
skit	A short theatrical episode. A skit on daytime magazine programmes.
spoof	Imitate (something) while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect. That meant that the Americans might not be able to jam or spoof his systems.
teasing	Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule. The parody was just a form of teasing.
travesty	Make a travesty of. Michael has betrayed the family by travestying them in his plays.
witticism	A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms.
witty	Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour. His sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent.