laughed
Cracked up audibly
Laughed is the past tense and past participle of laugh, the vocal expression of amusement or joy characterized by rhythmic sounds and often accompanied by smiling.
She laughed at his joke.
We laughed until we cried.
Beyond genuine mirth, laughed can indicate derision or dismissal: They laughed at his proposal.
It also appears in expressions like laughed off, meaning to dismiss something as unimportant: He laughed off the criticism and moved on.
Amusing quality
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- funnyProvoking laughter or suspicion
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
giggle · chuckle · sitcom · sketch · satire · parody · slapstick · wit
Verbally expressed, past tense
commented · exclaimed · retorted · quipped · snickered · teased · joked · bantered
Contemptuous mocking treatment
- tauntInsulting provocation
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- sneerScornful expression
- derisionContemptuous mockery
scorn · scoff · tease · contempt · disdain · heckle · belittle · mock
Joyful emotional state
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- mirthAmusement with laughter
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
bliss · elation · euphoria · exuberance · cheerfulness · beaming · grinning · merriment
Able to spread disease
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- spreadTo distribute widely
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- guffawsLoud, coarse laughs
roaring · hysterics · fits · tears · howling · side-splitting · breathless · snorting
humor
Amusing quality
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- funnyProvoking laughter or suspicion
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
punchline · giggle · chuckle · sitcom · sketch · satire · parody · slapstick · wit · banter
said
Verbally expressed, past tense
responded · commented · exclaimed · retorted · quipped · snickered · teased · joked · bantered
ridicule
Contemptuous mocking treatment
derision · scorn · scoff · tease · contempt · disdain · heckle · belittle · mock · snicker
happiness
Joyful emotional state
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- mirthAmusement with laughter
joviality · bliss · elation · euphoria · exuberance · cheerfulness · beaming · grinning · merriment · jubilation
infectious
Able to spread disease
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- spreadTo distribute widely
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
guffaws · roaring · hysterics · fits · tears · howling · side-splitting · breathless · snorting · cackling
nervously
In an anxious manner
ease · unburden · exhale · uncomfortable · defuse · self-conscious · sheepish · rueful · hollow · forced
- laugh atExpress scornful amusement toward
- burst out laughingSuddenly begin guffawing
- laughed atReceived mocking attention
- laugh out loudVocalize strong amusement
- laughing atMocking with amusement
- laugh offDismiss with amusement
laugh, laughter, laughing, laughable, laughs, laugh at, laughably, laughworthy, laugh off