Thesaurus results for BADINAGE

badinage

noun

ˌba-də-ˈnäzh

Definition of badinage

as in banter

good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks the sophisticated badinage of the characters in plays by Oscar Wilde

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Recent Examples of badinage The speed and clarity with which Cruise delivers that monologue extends to his interactions with his co-stars in scenes that recall the whip-smart comedies of Preston Sturges in their fast badinage. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026 Left on their own, boisterous badinage between old school British thespian Shaw and giggly, hyper-ventilating wannabe movie star Dreyfuss has taken hold. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026 The action flows, the badinage is fast and fun. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Each bus has a pair of hosts, whose badinage is corny but crowd-pleasing. — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 In The Kitchen, Wesker tracked the decorum from friendly badinage to hostile vernacular that co-workers sustain just to get through the day. — Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024 The question of who was manipulating whom had been a meta thing in our conversations from the beginning, with jokey badinage about the power of interviewers and the vulnerability of their subjects. — Laura Kipnis, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2023 But also present are Heyer’s wry humor and deftness in witty badinage. — Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for badinage

Noun

The pace of the Sorkinian banter is meaningful beyond its showiness.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
The atmosphere is lighter, with music playing and banter flowing.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of banter

Noun

With time, their caustic raillery transforms into sincere attachment.

— Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 13 May 2021
French’s evocation of place, a rural way of life and overall creepiness are superb, as is the dialogue, a festival of Irish raillery and repartee.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020

Definition of raillery

Noun

That’s one of the wobbliest of the timeline-hopping jokes in the show.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Painfully aware of this, Shawn waited for one of the drunk old men to comment, heckle, make one of those incomprehensible jokes that drew rude laughter from adults.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of joke

Noun

Her popular partner is Coyotec — an artificial intelligence bot programmed to mimic a radio repartee.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
His dialogue in particular serves as a distinctive through line, with pages of repartee in an off-kilter, slightly formal register flowing through all of his novels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of repartee

Noun

This autumn, there are plenty of comedians rounding the country, all primed to provide you with boundless laughs.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
This laugh-out-loud picture book will delight young readers (and anyone else who’d like several hundred puppies).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of laugh

Noun

Hudson showed some subtle support for the jesting knocks to her boyfriend by reposting a clip of his final joke shared on Fox News' official X page.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
No matter what happened, Dunham could not seem to help posting through it, her public persona one of infinite jesting confession.

— Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of jesting

Noun

Thompson said these decisions are a give-and-take for schools facing money troubles and teacher shortages, and there are often no perfect options.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
As the month unfolds, however, a friend group or team effort may require more give-and-take than you’re used to, let alone comfortable with.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of give-and-take

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