Synonyms of ribs

ribs 1 of 2

noun

plural of rib

1

as in parodies

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect

the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parodies
• spoofs
• burlesques
• satires
• caricatures
• imitations
• takeoffs
• travesties
• send-ups
• sketches
• distortions
• comedies
• put-ons
• squibs
• lampoons
• exaggerations
• slapsticks
• impersonations
• humors
• mockeries
• farces

2

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter

began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jokes
• laughs
• giggles
• gags
• screams
• witticisms
• yaks
• wisecracks
• drolleries
• cracks
• one-liners
• yucks
• yocks
• sallies
• japes
• funnies
• quips
• waggeries
• pleasantries
• jests
• joshes
• yuks
• pranks
• boffos
• nifties
• humors
• practical jokes
• tricks
• parodies
• boffs
• riots
• riffs
• comedies
• capers
• antics
• buffooneries
• boffolas
• railleries
• panics
• burlesques
• caricatures
• leg-pulls
• knee-slappers
• banters
• wits
• repartees
• thigh-slappers
• lampoons
• mocks
• mockeries
• monkeyshines
• persiflages
• wordplays
• put-ons

ribs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rib

as in kids

to make fun of in a good-natured way

ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• teases
• jokes
• roasts
• razzes
• chaffs
• rides
• jives
• joshes
• rallies
• goofs on
• takes the mickey out of
• banters
• strings along
• quips
• jests
• fools
• wisecracks
• jollies
• funs
• gags
• yucks
• yuks
• japes