bantered

verb

past tense of banter
as in joked
to make jokes the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance

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Recent Examples of bantered During their flirty joint appearance, the couple bantered about sports, celebrating Swift owning her masters, and announced her album The Life of a Showgirl. — Elizabeth Gulino, InStyle, 2 July 2026 Pennick and Kathy Elgas had — yet again — bantered that very morning over his reticence to adopt another cat, with the volunteer emphasizing the overwhelming need and Pennick stressing his need to protect his heart from the inevitable pain of a cat eventually dying. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 On the train ride, fans sang and chanted and bantered with one another. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026 Siwa and Hughes playfully bantered about a potential engagement ahead of spending their first Christmas together. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 Jean insisted on driving, and the other two bantered the whole way. — David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bantered
joked
Verb
  • The judge joked about whether the applause was for him, and Holdo let out a little laugh.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Woodley also joked about her longstanding hesitation around discussing the franchise, even more than a decade after the movie’s release.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of joked

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“Bantered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bantered. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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