JOKEY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

jokey

adjective

variants also joky

Definition of jokey

as in jocular

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Recent Examples of jokey Dalí included references to major events in Western history; for example, the Ten of Swords card depicts the stabbing of Julius Caesar, while the Queen of Cups is a jokey vandalism of François Clouet’s portrait Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 This iteration of the show was relatively jokey. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 Where Iain was tart, Hoffman was goofy and glib, using the jokey pitch modulations of a fake talk-show host to let viewers know that the Islanders’ doings were ridiculous. — Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026 Matt Damon, who has made six films with Clooney appeared in a jokey video message to kick off the night, explaining that a prior pickleball obligation prevented him from attending in person. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jokey

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Adjective

His use of jocular names for detention centers has been imitated by other Republican governors creating state facilities to be used by ICE.

— Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
Infantino presided over the events with jocular asides and instant recall of previous matches and scores.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of jocular

Adjective

For good measure, Pabst’s social media updates took a tongue-in-cheek approach that may have actually convinced people the posts were more playful than actual pleas for help.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The world went in, and pliant, playful interpretations flowed out.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of playful

Adjective

The campy horror-comedy is co-directed by Bacon, 68, and Sedgwick, 61, and stars the longtime couple and co-directors alongside their children Sosie and Travis, 37.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
The impossible-to-murder pair chase each other with a machete, shotgun, and chainsaw throughout the fantastically campy film, which pays homage to the classics like Death Becomes Her.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of campy

Adjective

Hardy’s prose brims with assurance and wry details that come from lived experiences and conversations.

— Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Despite a dizzying number of podcasts, the sports world lacks wry, newsy video chats of true depth, at least since Around the Horn went off the air.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wry

Adjective

From song to screen With her southern twang, witty charm and stunning looks, Parton was a natural in front of the camera.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
MacDonald and editor Phil Hignett have a keen, witty sense of how the online realm crashes offline living, seamlessly integrating deadly-accurate TikTok parodies into the film’s breezy narrative flow.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of witty

Adjective

The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.

— Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
After publishing a New York Times piece about grieving her late husband, the waggish writer received an email from a kindly old acquaintance who was also recently widowed.

— Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024

Definition of waggish

Adjective

Related Parton arrived at the new travel center in a whimsical blue-and-pink fringed outfit and took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, greeting the crowd gathered for the occasion.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
Lush greenery and florals in shades of pink, purple, red, orange, yellow and blue filled the space to fulfill the couple’s vision of a whimsical botanical soirée.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of whimsical

Adjective

But there is a saying in the military that leadership sets the tone, and when the most senior leaders are flippant at best, and cruel at worst, many will understand that to be the permissible standard.

— Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Kyles suggested, recalling her immediate response to the president’s seemingly flippant remark.

— Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

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