jested

Spoke in humor

Jested is the past tense of jest, meaning to joke or speak playfully rather than seriously.

The word has an old-fashioned or literary quality: He jested about his misfortunes.

Someone who jested made light of something or engaged in witty banter: She jested with her companions late into the evening.

speech

quipped

Said something witty

remarkedSaid in passing
teasedMocked playfully
banteredTraded light teasing remarks

gibed · retorted · ribbed · chaffed · needled · kidded · joshed · ragged · twitted · mocked

mockery

mocked

Ridiculed or scorned

tauntedMocked to provoke
jeeredMocked aloud, scornfully
scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief

sneered · ridiculed · derided · scorned · gibed · lampooned · satirized · parodied · caricatured · burlesqued

playfulness

teased

Mocked playfully

kiddedJoked with someone
joshedTeased good-naturedly
ribbedWith raised parallel lines

bantered · fooled · clowned · larked · frolicked · romped · cavorted · goofed · horsed around · made merry

Opposites

seriousness of speech/behavior

jestedsolemnized

Performed with ceremony

sermonized · pontificated · lectured · admonished · moralized

truthfulness in communication

Made flat or equal

confided · asserted · testified

Phrases

in jestIn a joking manner
said in jest
court jesterRoyal household entertainer
jester hatCourt entertainer's headpiece
Infinite JestLimitless source of amusement

Family

jest, jester, jesting, jests

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