Word Meanings - BANTER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity. Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered

Additional info about word: BANTER

1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity. Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered on my haggard looks the next day. W. Irving. 2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait, habit, characteristic, and the like. If they banter your regularity, order, and love of study, banter in return their neglect of them. Chatham. 3. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's chaplain. De Foe.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of BANTER)

• Irony
• Satire
• banter
• quiz
• rally
• taunt
• sarcasm
• raillery
• ridicule
• Jeer
• Sneer
• scoff
• deride
• scout
• flout
• mock
• Rally Banter
• satirize
• chaff
• joke
• twit
• Ridicule
• Derision
• burlesque
• caricature
• mockery
• irony
• satire
• jeer
• sneer
• cachinnation
• disrespect

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of BANTER)

• Compliment
• flatter
• panegyrize
• eulogize

Related words: (words related to BANTER)

• SARCASM
  A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest. The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be a matter of inspiration. Sir J. Reynolds. Syn. -- Satire;
• FLATTER
  1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. A flat-faced fulling hammer. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.
• DISRESPECTABILITY
  Want of respectability. Thackeray.
• RIDICULER
  One who ridicules.
• CHAFFERY
  Traffic; bargaining. Spenser.
• TAUNTER
  One who taunts.
• FLOUTER
  One who flouts; a mocker.
• FLATTERY
  The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. Rambler. Flattery corrupts both the receiver
• SARCASMOUS
  Sarcastic. "Sarcasmous scandal." Hubidras.
• SNEER
  1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression. 2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak derisively. I could be content to be a little sneared at. Pope. 3. To show mirth awkwardly. Tatler. Syn.
• CHAFFINCH
  A bird of Europe , having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper finch.
• DISRESPECT
  Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy. Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect. Pope.
• RALLY
  To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
• FLATTERINGLY
  With flattery.
• SATIRE
  a dish filled with various kinds of fruits, food composed of various ingredients, a mixture, a medley, fr. satur full of food, sated, fr. sat, satis, enough: cf. F. satire. See Sate, Sad, a., and 1. A composition, generally poetical, holding up
• DERIDER
  One who derides, or laughs at, another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer.
• TAUNT
  Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. Totten.
• SCOFFERY
  The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery. Holinshed.
• TAUNTING
  from Taunt, v. Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. Burke.
• BANTER
  1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about my credulity. Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then bantered
• SUTURALLY
  In a sutural manner.
• BEFLATTER
  To flatter excessively.
• CENTRALLY
  In a central manner or situation.
• PASTORALLY
  1. In a pastoral or rural manner. 2. In the manner of a pastor.
• ORALLY
  1. In an oral manner. Tillotson. 2. By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally. Usher.
• LATERALLY
  By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side.
• LITERALLY
  1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally one flesh. 2. With close adherence to words; word by word. So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be translated literally.
• CHORALLY
  In the manner of a chorus; adapted to be sung by a choir; in harmony.
• SCRIPTURALLY
  In a scriptural manner.