antics
- noun
- /ˈæntɪks/
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- The clown's antics kept the children laughing throughout the party.
And I was not paying attention to his off camera antics.
- And I was not paying attention to his off camera antics.
- I see that people do this, but I can't be bothered with such childish antics, right?
- They're willing to put up with Elon Musk's antics.
- So you started that and then with Duval, you know, the talking to the people, engaging people through antics, you know, and through sketches.
- You know, he's he just kind of made made the news for his for his for his bow fishing antics.
- Like, he is divisive player because of whatever, however you view his antics on the court.
- But I had already gotten out of my system all those antics that kids do and pranks and things like that, you know, and, and I was past that.
- So, I mean, as we are aware of of, you know, all these woke antics here, I think a sense of proportionality is in order.
- Have we fallen prey yet again to Russian antics?
- More damaging Kanye's antics or or Kim sex tape.
- Once again who did same antics again in the van, blah blah, blah.
Examples
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Now's the time to quit all of these antics, these high jinks.
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Today we analyze the antics of TikTok pranksters.
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There's not a lot of funny antics going on in here anymore.
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And yeah, I've planned a full weekend of antics, pure antics.
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But I had already gotten out of my system all those antics that kids do and pranks and things like that, you know, and, and I was past that.
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He was known in Greek mythology as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and distracted the gods.
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She often burst into spontaneous antics that amused everyone around her.
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His silly antics during the meeting made a serious topic much lighter.
Synonyms
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2.6
Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny
8
3.2
Acting in a silly way to make people laugh
5
7.9
Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh
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7.6
Fun, slightly naughty behavior that can cause trouble at parties
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3.2
A way of acting that is silly, playful, and often makes people laugh
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4.6
Playful actions that cause small harmless trouble for fun
1
9.7
Silly acts done to amuse or annoy other people
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6.7
A playful, slightly naughty act like a small joke or trick
Behaving in a silly, playful way like a clown to make people laugh
Silly behavior meant to make people laugh
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
Silly, surprising actions that make people laugh
Strange or silly actions in public that attract attention
Silly, wild actions people do to get attention
Loud, playful activities that are silly and a bit naughty
Silly actions that try to make people laugh
Playful acts that tease people in a friendly way
A liking for doing playful, slightly naughty tricks on other people
Small playful acts that do no real harm
A funny adventure that is playful and makes people laugh
A small playful trick done to make people laugh
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Antics is like the simple word act — imagine actors on stage making wild faces and exaggerated movements to get laughs. So, antics now means silly, playful 'actions' that are meant to amuse people.