1
as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
antic shenanigans that made me nearly fall over with laughter
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2
as in playful
given to good-natured joking or teasing
an antic group of kids at summer camp
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as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
we'll have no more of your antics, so just settle down
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Recent Examples of antic
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The energy of the performances — from Aduba’s deadpan forthrightness to the more antic work by comedians like Marino and Jane Curtin (as the president’s grouchy mother-in-law) — and the rat-a-tat style of all the conversations carries the day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Seems that isn’t the case considering last month’s antics caught on video of two coaches from the Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
The antic good humor with which those humans under attack cope is admirable, but we’re reminded this is no joke when one employee’s visiting teenage son is killed.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The energy of the performances — from Aduba’s deadpan forthrightness to the more antic work by comedians like Marino and Jane Curtin (as the president’s grouchy mother-in-law) — and the rat-a-tat style of all the conversations carries the day.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
They are known for being curious and love being the center of attention, so this pup's antics appear to be very on brand.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Seems that isn’t the case considering last month’s antics caught on video of two coaches from the Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antic
Adjective
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The plot moves along at a clip with time for small character subplots and humorous banter between big action set pieces.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The frontman's humorous heads-up came after an exec was caught canoodling with a colleague at a recent show.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The concept: Treat pies like science projects, creating combinations with unique toppings and playful names.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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Many designs incorporate bold color accents, vibrant greens, reds, yellows, and blues by adding a playful contrast to the metals.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 July 2025
Noun
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The marijuana photos that appeared this weekend when people googled Taylor Police Department were likely a prank that, for a moment, had some in the community snickering, including the deputy chief.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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What starts as a simple favor to keep her great-niece turns into a wild Halloween night filled with jump scares and pranks — but as usual, nothing frightens her more than bad manners and disrespect. Boo 2!—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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The film also gave Lerman a chance to flex comedic muscles rarely seen in his more stoic roles.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Kelce is among the athletes who will appear in the second iteration of the comedic golf film.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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From fashion tips and tricks to tween and teen hair and nails, our back-to-school style guide has a little bit of everything.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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So begins a scrappy come-up story, about older dogs learning new tricks to revitalize a dying print industry.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Chuck Lorre is back with yet another laugh-out-loud funny show to add to his TV universe.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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When something bad happens, five seconds later, something funny in life happens.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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In the first movie, Weathers’ character met a comical demise (by falling out of a window after Happy surprised him with the body of the alligator who bit off his hand) and later made an appearance from heaven.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Despite the fact that the name for mecha in this setting is the obviously comical wanzer, its influences are very clearly from mecha anime such as Armored Trooper VOTOMS.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Leanne stars stand-up comic Leanne Morgan as a grandmother coping with her husband of 33 years leaving her for another woman.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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Such is his gift: to straddle the line of comic tragedy, of elite art and systemic class inequity.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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“Antic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antic. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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