gag Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- drollery
- yuk
- wisecrack
- sally
- parody
- one-liner
- nifty
- boffo
- yock
- giggle
- waggery
- prank
- yuck
- funny
- pleasantry
- scream
- yak
- witticism
- rib
- quip
- jape
Weak:
- boffola
- funniness
- mockery
- wisecracking
- hilariousness
- josh
- panic
- comedy
- drollness
- practical-joke
- antic
- burlesque
- kidding
- jest
- leg-pull
- riot
- raillery
- crack
- wordplay
- repartee
- funning
- thigh-slapper
- boff
- mock
- trick
- persiflage
- caricature
- humorousness
- riff
- caper
- put-on
- facetiousness
- banter
- lampoon
- buffoonery
- humor
- knee-slapper
Meaning of gag
gag (n)
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
gag (v)
prevent from speaking out
be too tight; rub or press
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
make jokes or quips
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
cause to retch or choke
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
gag (v. t.)
To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.
To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
To cause to heave with nausea.
gag (v. i.)
To heave with nausea; to retch.
To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
gag (n.)
Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion.
gag Sentence Examples
- The comedian's gags had the audience roaring with laughter.
- The prankster rigged a gag on the door, causing it to make a loud noise when opened.
- The magician's gag involved pulling a rabbit out of his hat.
- The detective used a gag to extract a confession from the suspect.
- The victim was gagged and bound during the robbery.
- The child's toy contained a small gag that made it chatter when squeezed.
- The wrestler applied a painful gag to his opponent.
- The nurse inserted a gag into the patient's mouth to prevent them from biting the breathing tube.
- The protester used a gag to silence the speaker.
- The dog's gag reflex prevented it from swallowing a harmful object.
FAQs About the word gag
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter, restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting, prevent from speaking out, be t
joke, joking, laugh, drollery, yuk, wisecrack, sally, parody, one-liner, nifty
breathe, breathe, expire, respire,inspire, respire, inspire, expire,
The comedian's gags had the audience roaring with laughter.
The prankster rigged a gag on the door, causing it to make a loud noise when opened.
The magician's gag involved pulling a rabbit out of his hat.
The detective used a gag to extract a confession from the suspect.
