Joke
Joke noun - A person or thing that is made fun of.
Usage example: having lost his looks and his voice years ago, these days he's just a show business joke and fodder for late-night comedy
Sport is a synonym for joke in fun topic. In some cases you can use "Sport" instead the word "Joke" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like laugh, derision, ridicule, kid.
Sport
Sport noun - A person or thing that is made fun of.
Usage example: in a society where unmarried women had no status, a spinster was often the long-suffering sport of the village
Joke is a synonym for sport in fun topic. You can use "Joke" instead the word "Sport" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as derision, ridicule, person who takes kidding.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old joke | old sport |
| good | good joke | good sport |
| best | best joke | best sport |
| particular | particular joke | particular sport |
| Other adjectives: similar, common, original, single, simple, popular, small, actual, entire, real, big, great, bad, terrible, black, new, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
| accent | joke accent | sport accent |
Both words in one sentence
- Chad doesn't actually have a middle name, he joked that it was 'Gaylord' in an interview once, but as he is a good sport he goes along with the joke when people bring it up.
Source: Awesome Mc Coolname / Music -
When John Cleese's Q tells Bond he learned from his predecessor to never joke about his work, he references Desmond Llewelyn's Q saying "I never joke about my work, 007." Bond wins against Graves in his favourite sport for his favourite commodity, with Graves staking the cash equivalent.
Source: Film / Die Another Day - He takes a bag full of money and when he asks Walt what is making the sport bag so heavy, Walt replies: "Half a million in cash." Hank thinks it's a joke and laughs.
Source: Cassandra Truth / Live-Action TV
Cite this Source
Sport and Joke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/sport
Joke & Sport. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/sport>.
Sport or Joke. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/joke/sport.
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