Synonyms of laughing

laughing 1 of 3

adjective

as in merry

indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor

the satisfying comedy put us in a laughing mood for the rest of the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merry
• jolly
• festive
• smiling
• cheerful
• funny
• amused
• lively
• jovial
• witty
• gleeful
• mirthful
• happy
• sunny
• jocose
• joking
• jocular
• joyful
• amusing
• humorous
• playful
• blithe
• giggling
• delighted
• jocund
• bright
• gay
• chuckling
• blithesome
• ecstatic
• spirited
• bouncing
• hilarious
• lighthearted
• carefree
• animated
• joyous
• cheery
• upbeat
• jubilant
• exuberant
• blissful
• buoyant
• enraptured
• beaming
• rapturous
• exultant
• euphoric
• chipper
• perky
• vivacious
• optimistic
• radiant
• flippant
• jaunty
• frisky
• sprightly
• facetious
• jesting
• peppy
• blessed
• comical
• high
• comic
• thrilled
• tickled
• unconcerned
• hopeful
• elated
• overjoyed
• exhilarated
• frolicsome
• joshing
• rosy
• easygoing
• uproarious
• sportive
• sanguine
• entranced
• cavalier
• riotous
• farcical
• ravished
• zippy
• lightsome
• insouciant
• antic
• gladsome
• sprightful
• sidesplitting
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sad
• unhappy
• blue
• depressed
• weeping
• anguished
• aggrieved
• melancholy
• sorrowful
• wailing
• abject
• disconsolate
• sobbing
• dejected
• despondent
• glum
• downcast
• forlorn
• heartbroken
• crestfallen
• dispirited
• saddened
• disheartened
• brokenhearted
• disgruntled
• discontented
• sorry
• moody
• heartsick
• moaning
• mournful
• black
• groaning
• plaintive
• dark
• gray
• doleful
• downhearted
• depressing
• lugubrious
• gloomy
• woeful
• joyless
• heavyhearted
• sullen
• low-spirited
• somber
• lachrymose
• bleak
• morose
• dolorous
• dismal
• cheerless
• miserable
• desolate
• dreary
• saturnine
• comfortless
• wretched
• woebegone
• listless
• lethargic
• dull
• sluggish
• torpid

laughing

2 of 3

noun

as in smiling

Related Words

• smiling
• cheering
• rejoicing
• exultation

Dissimilar Words

• tears
• groan
• howl
• wail
• lamentation
• moan
• lament
• keen
• cry
• sob
• plaint
• suffering
• weeping
• mourning
• grieving
• sorrowing
• agonizing

laughing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of laugh

1

as in giggling

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• giggling
• chuckling
• screaming
• smiling
• grinning
• snickering
• roaring
• chortling
• cackling
• tittering
• twittering
• hee-hawing
• cracking up
• splitting one's sides
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• sobbing
• weeping
• bawling
• howling
• wailing
• whining
• blubbering
• whimpering
• sighing
• groaning
• sniffling
• bleating
• moaning
• squalling
• yowling
• sniveling
• puling

2

as in sneering

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions

you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smiling
• sneering
• snickering
• snorting
• sniffing
• sniggering
• insulting
• ridiculing
• mocking
• jeering
• deriding
• hooting
• teasing
• gibing
• taunting
• disdaining
• despising
• decrying
• disparaging
• belittling
• tormenting
• ribbing
• scorning
• scoffing (at)
• razzing
• catcalling
• heckling
• riding
• jiving
• bad-mouthing
• pooh-poohing
• putting down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laughing

Noun

The thought of coworkers open-mouthed laughing is enough to jar anyone awake. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 24 July 2026

A lot of shouting, a lot of laughing, a lot of talk. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Keith moved into the center of the balcony, posing and laughing. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Mira and two friends moved to a low wall and huddled around their own smartwatches, whispering and laughing. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

The laughing becomes infectious. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

Belt It Out at Sweet Caroline Karaoke Bar If your idea of a great date involves a little chaos, a lot of laughing, and maybe a surprisingly decent duet, Sweet Caroline Karaoke Bar is calling your name. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

The former competitive cheerleader said the laughing was an act of misogyny. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

Harbour and Brown arrived together on the red carpet for the premiere of the latest season and were captured on camera laughing, hugging each other and posing for photos. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Just being out on the water with a good friend, laughing and trading stories is what makes a fishing trip special. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Prosecutors said that the incidents were captured on camera — and that the parents could be seen laughing at times as their children were forcefully disciplined. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

The audience, by then, once united in laughing at its easier targets of parody, had become more fractious and ill-at-ease. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Both Ruto, behind the wheel, and Chivayo are seen laughing, with Chivayo's wife grinning from the back seat. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Advertisement His goal is to keep people laughing, in as many ways as possible. — Lucy Feldman, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

The sweet gallery opens with Rocki tugging at a large wig placed on her head as Rihanna can be heard laughing in the background. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2026

The video depicts a group of students engaged in horseplay, progressing to two 15-year-olds tussling and laughing, according to the suit. — Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

The Princess of Wales quickly recovered, laughing the incident off. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026