Buffoon
Buffoon noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.
Usage example: the children at the birthday party giggled at the buffoon's silly tricks
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Synonyms for Buffoon
Wag is a synonym for buffoon in clown topic. In some cases you can use "Wag" instead a noun "Buffoon", when it comes to topics like comedian, clownlike person.
Nearby Words: buffoonery, buffo
Wag
Wag noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.
Usage example: some wag wrote a droll satire on the scandal for the newspaper
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Wag and Buffoon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffoon/wag
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