Alter and Joke

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

Joke and alter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Joke" instead a verb "Alter".

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Joke

Joke verb - To make jokes.

Alter and joke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Joke".

Nearby Words: joking, joker, jokey, joked, jokingly

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

course alter course joke course
time alter time joke time
flow alter flow joke flow
way alter way joke way

Both words in one sentence

  • Playful Hacker A popular April Fool's Day joke on websites is to alter the front page to make it look like the site has fallen victim to internet vandals.
  • Music / Coldplay Boy Band: When they first started, the group created an alter ego boy band called Pectoralz as a joke.
  • Funny Aneurysm Moment / Other A 2010 ESPN "This is Sportscenter" ad featured mild-mannered Dwight Howard getting the story on how Superman saved Hannah Storm from a coffee machine that caught on fire (the joke, of course, being that Superman is Dwight Howard's alter ego).
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