All jocular synonyms

adjective jocular

• funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
• humorous — Archaic. moist; wet.
• joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
• jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
• jovial — endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
• witty — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
• flippant — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
• lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
• flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
• playful — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
• frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
• good-humored — having or showing a pleasant, amiable mood: a good-humored man; a good-humored remark.
• waggish — like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.
• sportive — playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
• jocose — given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
• facetious — not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
• roguish — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
• cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
• jolly — in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
• teasing — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
• amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
• blithe — You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.
• boffo — very good; highly successful
• camp — A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
• campy — Campy means the same as camp.
• comic — If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
• comical — If you describe something as comical, you mean that it makes you want to laugh because it seems funny or silly.
• crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
• daffy — If you describe a person or thing as daffy, you mean that they are strange or foolish, but in a rather attractive way.
• droll — amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
• flaky — of or like flakes.
• frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
• gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
• gleeful — full of exultant joy; merry; delighted.
• happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
• jesting — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
• jocund — cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
• joshing — good-natured banter.
• joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
• laughable — such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
• lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
• ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
• merry — full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
• mischievous — maliciously or playfully annoying.
• pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
• wacky — odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
• whimsical — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.