1
[ adjective ] ludicrously odd

Synonyms

fantastic grotesque fantastical

Examples

"Hamlet's assumed antic disposition" "fantastic Halloween costumes" "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

Used in print

(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)

`` But you must have heard it said that the drawing-room disappeared forever with the somnolent years of James and the antic heyday of Coward .

Related terms

strange

2
[ verb ] act as or like a clown

Synonyms

clown_around clown

Related terms

joke buffoonery

3
[ noun ] a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Synonyms

joke trick caper put-on prank

Related terms

diversion practical_joke dirty_trick clown

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Rhymes with

frantic transatlantic gigantic sycophantic atlantic semantic pedantic romantic attic static tactic lactic erratic drastic plastic orthodontic optic unauthentic elastic fanatic aquatic rheumatic asthmatic authentic pneumatic emphatic interscholastic asiatic charismatic enthusiastic ecstatic prostatic operatic bureaucratic axiomatic electrostatic hepatic dramatic schematic semiautomatic problematic dynastic climatic undemocratic pancreatic lymphatic autocratic inelastic psychosomatic thermoplastic monochromatic extragalactic onomastic aromatic fantastic democratic prophylactic sarcastic adriatic monastic socratic iconoclastic undiplomatic ecclesiastic idiomatic symptomatic galactic emblematic automatic prismatic bombastic asymptomatic homeostatic thematic gymnastic unenthusiastic theocratic diagrammatic traumatic idiosyncratic didactic diplomatic chiropractic cinematic melodramatic climactic acrobatic enzymatic hippocratic scholastic enigmatic aristocratic dogmatic anticlimactic systematic pragmatic tick tic arctic coptic baltic kinetic phonetic antarctic caustic arctic rustic genetic frenetic ferromagnetic parthenogenetic paramagnetic electromagnetic agnostic diamagnetic diagnostic magnetic uptick slapstick granitic erotic chaotic aortic amniotic idiotic hypnotic semiotic symbiotic antibiotic exotic aquatic drumstick neurotic psychotic kinetic cathartic peptic septic patriotic astronautic nonstick unpatriotic narcotic despotic quixotic antarctic heretic hamitic fiberoptic neritic skeptic autistic celtic pectic hectic synthetic mystic atavistic evangelistic masochistic impressionistic statistic humanistic hedonistic hellenistic chauvinistic expressionistic anachronistic opportunistic antagonistic deterministic artistic mechanistic nightstick poetic ascetic acetic emetic triptych cryptic epileptic antiseptic stick chopstick cystic critic yardstick shtick schtick acetic kinesthetic prosthetic athletic prophetic homiletic unsympathetic peripatetic pathetic parasympathetic empathetic

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

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