Practical joke crossword clue 3, 4, 5 and 7 letters

For the clue “Practical joke”, we’ve included answers gathered from crosswords that used nearly the same clue phrasing, giving you relevant entries drawn from real puzzle examples.

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Synonyms and Definitions

GAG

• Synonyms: choke, fret, heave, jape, jest, joke, laugh, muzzle, quip, retch, strangle, suffocate

JAPE

• Synonyms: gag

PRANK

• Synonyms: antic, buffoonery, caper, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, put-on, trick

HOAX

• Synonyms: dupery, fraud, fraudulence, humbug, play a joke on, pull someones leg

HOTFOOT

• Synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it

ANTIC

• Synonyms: clown, clown around, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque, prank
• Definition: an absurd or bizarre action performed for entertainment and enjoyment

CAPER

• Synonyms: capriole, frolic, gambol, job, play, romp
• Definition: any plant that belongs to the Capparis genus

TRICK

• Synonyms: conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, fast one, flim-flam, fob, fox, illusion, john, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, thaumaturgy, whoremaster, whoremonger
• Definition: an action or tool that is sly or dishonest