7 Synonyms & Antonyms For PLAY ON WORDS

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noun (1)

as in humorous ambiguous use of word or phrase

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noun as in humorous ambiguous use of word or phrase

Synonyms

Weak matches

• bon mot
• double entendre
• double meaning
• equivocalness
• jeu de mots
• pun
• wordplay

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Words related to play on words are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word play on words. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

allusion

nounas in indirect reference; hint

• casual remark
• charge
• citation
• connotation
• denotation
• figure of speech
• implication
• imputation
• incidental mention
• indication
• inference
• innuendo
• insinuation
• intimation
• mention
• play on words
• quotation
• remark
• statement
• suggestion

allusions

nounas in indirect reference; hint

• casual remark
• charge
• citation
• connotation
• denotation
• figure of speech
• implication
• imputation
• incidental mention
• indication
• inference
• innuendo
• insinuation
• intimation
• mention
• play on words
• quotation
• remark
• statement
• suggestion

lampoonery

nounas in satire

• banter
• burlesque
• caricature
• causticity
• chaffing
• irony
• lampoon
• mockery
• parody
• pasquinade
• persiflage
• play on words
• put on
• raillery
• sarcasm
• send-up
• skit
• spoof
• squib
• takeoff
• travesty
• wit
• witticism

parody

nounas in imitation, spoof

• burlesque
• caricature
• cartoon
• copy
• derision
• farce
• irony
• jest
• joke
• lampoon
• mime
• mimicry
• misrepresentation
• mock-heroic
• mockery
• pastiche
• play on words
• raillery
• rib
• ridicule
• roast
• satire
• send-up
• skit
• takeoff
• travesty

satire

nounas in ridicule intended to expose truth

• banter
• burlesque
• caricature
• causticity
• chaffing
• irony
• lampoon
• lampoonery
• mockery
• parody
• pasquinade
• persiflage
• play on words
• put on
• raillery
• sarcasm
• send-up
• skit
• spoof
• squib
• takeoff
• travesty
• wit
• witticism

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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