LAUGHED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

laughed

verb

past tense of laugh

as in giggled

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound everyone laughed when the clown dramatically slipped and fell

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as in smiled

to express scornful amusement by means of facial contortions you're going to try out for the football team? Don't make me laugh!

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Recent Examples of laughed My whole life, my father had brightened at the sight of me, laughed at my jokes, and advised my brother, three years younger, to follow my example. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 The crowd cheered at the joke as Duff laughed on stage, clearly impressing fans with her NBA knowledge. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The biggest supervillain in college football history laughed when hearing about his most recent notoriety. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Kotzmacher said people leaving the arena pointed, laughed and taunted her group over Indiana’s loss and Cunningham’s performance. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 While addressing the photos in a recent interview with Sydney radio station KIIS 1065, Mel C laughed it off. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 The attendant laughed nervously and waved off the request for payment. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughed

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All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Moments later, Saldaña pulled De Oliveira into a tight hug, and the pair giggled like old friends.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of giggled

Verb

For the first five minutes of the Cure‘s headlining set at Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway, Robert Smith stared out at the packed crowd and smiled.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
In the snap, Melvin’s daughter Sybil stood in front of her brother and smiled, wearing a lavender polo tank top and leaning into her dad.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of smiled

Verb

Nobody sneered at authority and received wisdom more than Johnny Rotten.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Texas and Florida were COVID-19 wildfires, where the rates of infection soared due to the irresponsible actions of their respective governors who allowed businesses to remain open, all but sneered at immunization and encouraged people to gather maskless at public venues.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of sneered

Verb

After being shocked with the glove, the officer screamed and dropped to the ground, briefly debilitated for the moment the glove made contact with his skin.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 12 Aug. 2026
The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them.

— Riley Gaines OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026