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Synonyms for prank
Synonyms: Noun
antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, rag [chiefly British], roguery, shavie [Scottish], shine(s), trick, waggery
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He enjoys playing pranks on his friends. as a prank, several students managed to change all the classroom clocks to different timesRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The prank prompted Michael to sprint off the stage. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'GMA' Star Michael Strahan Speaks Out After "Hurting Himself" From Sprinting Off Stage," 15 Aug. 2019 As the app nears one year old, TikToks have settled down from frantic pranks and challenges into calmer scenes depicting little slices of life. — Dami Lee, The Verge, "TikTok turns one: its first 12 months, as told through TikToks," 2 Aug. 2019 Now several animal shelters are jumping on the viral prank by dressing up adoptable pets in makeshift alien costumes and asking the public to storm their shelters instead of the top-secret site. — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, "Adoptable dogs dressed in alien costumes want you to storm their shelters, not Area 51," 22 July 2019 Doug Bear, the county’s public communications manager, said Friday that officials started getting reports about the prank calls on Thursday afternoon. — Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, "No, your street name isn’t changing to Cannabis Way: Prank calls have Kitsap County abuzz," 3 June 2019 Kjellberg's content is mostly comprised of game plays and commentary, and his channel continues to grow despite past controversies over anti-Semitic pranks on his channel. — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, "YouTube star PewDiePie announces marriage to long-term girlfriend," 20 Aug. 2019 At Halloween, kids soaped her windows and littered her porch with corn (a prank popular among rural Midwestern youths). — Tony Rehagen, BostonGlobe.com, "A Holocaust survivor built a remarkable monument to hope and memory. Now that she’s gone, who will remind us?," 16 Aug. 2019 Why were endless, often painful, occasionally cruel pranks a central feature? — Mac Schwerin, Vox, "The case against summer camp," 16 Aug. 2019 Red is now the beloved hero of Bird Island and the leader of its ongoing prank war with Leonard (Bill Hader) and all the other annoying green oinksters on Pig Island. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Exuberantly silly ‘Angry Birds Movie 2' flies higher than the first," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prank.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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