antic
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
Types & categories
- diversion hypernym
- dirty trick hyponym
- practical joke hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
act as or like a clown
Types & categories
- joke hypernym
Related & opposite
- antic derivation
- prank derivation
- drollery derivation
- merry andrew derivation
Sense 3 adjective
ludicrously odd
Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
Related & opposite
- antic derivation
- grotesqueness derivation
- strange similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | joker |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | trickster |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | antic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | diversion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dirty trick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | practical joke |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prank |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | drollery |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | merry andrew |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | joke |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | antic |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grotesqueness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | strange |