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Synonyms for jollies
noun extreme happiness

ecstasy
rapture
joy
glee
euphoria
excitement
jubilation
exhilaration

bliss
enthusiasm
delight
exultation
upper
joyfulness
exaltation
transport

high
charge
triumph
buzz
buoyancy
kick
intoxication
cloud nine

joyousness
kicks
high spirits
up
stars in one’s eyes

Antonyms for jollies

despair
sorrow
sadness
woe

apathy
upset
boredom
unhappiness

discouragement
depression
misery

Synonyms
verb attempt to coax; flatter

wheedle
entice
seduce
tantalize
dupe
deceive
tempt
entrap
delude
crowd
urge
influence
soften

beguile
decoy
snow
jolly
blandish
soap
maneuver
lure
oil
banter
induce
sweet-talk
inveigle

stroke
mislead
bootlick
push
massage
con
brownnose
build up
butter up
soft-soap
apple polish
argue into
get around

get next to
hand a line
lay it on thick
make up to
play up to
rub the right way
spread it on
suck up to
sweeten up
work on
work over

Antonyms

dissuade
disgust
bully

repulse
turn off
disenchant

discourage
force
repel

Synonyms
verb joke, ridicule

rag
razz
scoff
tease

taunt
banter
josh
jolly

deride
fun
rally
rib

jeer
mock
kid

Antonyms

praise

compliment

flatter

Synonyms
verb make fun of; insult

disdain
taunt
ridicule
scoff
scorn
disparage
mock
kid
knock

gibe
roast
rag
razz
pooh-pooh
banter
contemn
twit
slam

quiz
detract
chaff
sneer
rally
flout
rib
jeer
pan

jolly
laugh at
lout
put down
dis
do a number on
dump on

Antonyms

admire
praise
respect

compliment
revere
approve

flatter
commend

Synonyms
verb ingratiate oneself to; serve

crouch
grovel
defer
kowtow
flatter
stroke
submit
toady
creep
cotton
pander
debase
snow

scrape
jolly
stoop
woo
cajole
abase
kneel
oil
invite
court
crawl
truckle
blandish

cower
yield
bow
slaver
cringe
massage
apple-polish
brownnose
butter up
curry favor
be at beck and call
be obsequious
be servile

buddy up
cater to
cave in to
fall all over
honey up
lay it on
lick boots
make up to
pay court
play up to
fall on one’s knees

Antonyms

deny
refuse
honor

ignore
reject
force

fight

Synonyms
verb compliment excessively

charm
fawn
salve
soften
stroke
wheedle
sweet-talk
toady
sell
court

snow
jolly
cajole
blandish
glorify
oil
adulate
humor
inveigle
grovel

praise
bootlick
massage
con
brownnose
build up
butter up
soft-soap
overpraise
beslaver

cater to
get next to
lay it on thick
play up to
rub the right way
spread it on
suck up to
sweeten up
work on
work over

Antonyms

ignore
condemn
belittle

castigate
denounce
insult

offend
criticize
mismatch

Synonyms
verb entice, manipulate

bait
urge
ensnare
influence
honey
hook
stroke
oil
seduce
decoy
snow

jolly
cajole
toll
blandish
soap
bamboozle
maneuver
lure
wheedle
charm
tempt

entrap
butter
allure
coax
beguile
persuade
massage
con
egg on
string along
sweet talk

get around
lay it on thick
lead on
overdo it
play up to
rope in
soften up
work over

Antonyms

dissuade
liberate
release
prevent
disgust

discourage
free
let go
disenchant
turn off

repel
repulse
be honest

Synonyms
noun joke

one-liner
hoax
gag
laugh
wisecrack
rib

pleasantry
prank
funny
sport
quip
jolly

crack
play
banter
game
witticism
spoof

sally
ridicule
fun
jive
bon mot
rib-tickler

Antonyms

work

Synonyms
verb joke

rag
gird
deride
rib
quip
josh
jolly

mock
fool
gibe
banter
needle
scoff
flout

chaff
sneer
spoof
kid
razz
tease
jeer

roast
fun
put on
jive

Antonyms

compliment
praise

flatter
commend

Synonyms
verb kid, tease

banter
quip
laugh
rag
pun
revel
deride
jest
wisecrack
rib

sport
jape
josh
jolly
frolic
mock
fool
play
roast
taunt

needle
spoof
chaff
ridicule
trick
deceive
fun
gambol
horse around
kid around

put on
jive
make merry
play the clown
play tricks
poke fun
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

compliment
praise

flatter
be serious

Synonyms
verb fool, ridicule

joke
bother
tease
pretend
delude
flimflam
rag

razz
jest
jape
hoax
josh
banter
cozen

gull
jolly
dupe
trick
beguile
bamboozle
roast

fun
spoof
hoodwink
rib
mock
make fun of
make sport of

Antonyms

be serious

Synonyms
verb incite, urge

press
pressure
encourage
spur
speed
inspire
influence
coerce
persuade
bulldoze
hurry

motivate
goad
jolly
oblige
prod
browbeat
railroad
squeeze
constrain
expedite
kid

impel
strong-arm
bear down
egg on
turn on
goose
steamroll
dragoon
exert influence
fire up
go to town on

key up
lean on
overpress
pour it on
push around
put the screws to
put up to
sell on
speed up

Antonyms

dissuade
hinder
repress
suppress

delay
slow
conceal
hide

leave alone
discourage
stop
pull

Synonyms
verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone

taunt
scoff
lampoon
deride
scorn
mock
humiliate
rag
twit
takeoff
rally
quiz
rib

caricature
jape
josh
jolly
haze
travesty
pooh-pooh
expose
pan
gibe
needle
banter
unmask

deflate
sneer
cartoon
kid
chaff
jeer
mimic
satirize
roast
fleer
ride
parody
laugh at

make fun of
put down
run down
show up
jive
make a fool of
make a game of
make a laughing-stock
poke fun at
rail at
raz
send up
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

compliment
praise

approve
flatter

be serious

Synonyms
noun celebration

festivity
carousal
conviviality

enjoyment
merriment
jolly

revelry
pleasure
frolic

amusement
festive

Antonyms

sorrow
sadness

misery
unhappiness

gloom

Synonyms
verb flatter

fawn
salve
inveigle
honey
stroke
oil
toady
sell
court
snow
jolly

cajole
blandish
wheedle
bootlick
adulate
charm
humor
soften
grovel
glorify
praise

slaver
massage
con
brownnose
build up
butter up
soft-soap
overpraise
beslaver
cater to
get next to

lay it on thick
play up to
rub the right way
spread it on
suck up to
sweeten up
work on
work over

Antonyms

ignore
condemn

turn off
repel

irritate

Synonyms
verb ridicule

rag
laugh
deride
jest
takeoff
rally
jolly
rib
caricature
jape
josh
quiz
lampoon
haze

travesty
pan
scorn
humiliate
pooh-pooh
banter
mock
gibe
needle
taunt
expose
unmask
scoff
deflate

scout
sneer
cartoon
kid
chaff
ride
mimic
satirize
roast
fleer
jeer
parody
laugh at
make fun of

put down
run down
show up
jive
make a fool of
make a game of
make a laughing-stock
poke fun at
rail at
raz
send up
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

compliment
praise
admire

build up
laud
commend

flatter
approve
be serious