QUIPS Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

quips 1 of 2

noun

plural of quip

as in tricks

an odd or peculiar habit has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility

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conformities

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter the crowd laughed aloud at the author's clever quip

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quips

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quip

as in wisecracks

to make jokes she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, "You're a legend in your own mind, all right"

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Recent Examples of quips

Noun

Beneath his commentary on trending topics and crowd interactions are anecdotes inspired by Brookzz’s family and his personal life, giving the debut a hint of intimacy and a glimpse into the man behind the charming grin and witty quips. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Better get your quips out since one and done is a foregone conclusion. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026 The protagonist is highly vocal, frequently engaging in quips and banter. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 Her hilarious standout character, Rosemary, was supposed to be a supporting on the show — a townsperson, in and out, a few quips. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Sure, the Russo brothers lay on the quips and fan service a little thick, but after 11 years and 21 movies, they’re allowed to indulge. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The same is true of Shannon’s gift for eviscerating quips and Feimster’s talent for proudly shouting inappropriate things, both on full display. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Gavenas occasionally veers from hagiography, usually in the form of small, critical quips, but does not linger on the uncertainty of Mary Kay’s sale numbers. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 But the fan favorite still managed to provide one of the week's more memorable quips. — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Verb

Picking up her weekly shopping, pensioner Ute Istock quips that the choice of apple varieties is as broad as that of candidates on the ballot sheets in last month's city election — adding that this is not necessarily a good thing. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Marsh, who played a biologist in the series Unstable, says Stanford-area scientists coached the cast on lab technique, though quips that the academic community may be disappointed by their pipetting. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Trump quips 'only consequential presidents get shot' in wild Cohen sit-down. — FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Byrd quips, adding that the next generation has emulated her work. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Certainly somebody is writing all those runway quips on RuPaul’s Drag Race. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026 And one key difference, Electra quips, between her comeback and Anderson's is their approach to red carpet glam. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Davide Cerrato quips that his lifelong passion for fly fishing was written in the stars. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 May 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers This is a solid commercial for the city of Pittsburgh, with the language and food quips. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quips

Noun

Ahead, moving-industry insiders reveal their tricks of the trade to make moving so much better.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
For most of history, locksmiths and lockmakers have guarded their secrets as closely as magicians withhold their tricks.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

By the time jokes start flying, about 12,300 tickets will have been purchased, said Creston Thornton, president of promoter Live Nation’s mountain region.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
That hasn’t stopped them from having two teenage, half-vampire sons, which begs some questions about vampire physiology but allows for some solid jokes about superpowered adolescence.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of jokes

Noun

Growing older, Christian inherited his father’s mannerisms and infectious energy and often wears a glittering Bad Boy chain around his neck, firmly tying himself to his father’s shadow.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Others noticed how similar Ella’s voice and mannerisms are to Bening’s.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of mannerisms

Noun

No friends or strangers to share immediate laughs or gasps with, let alone notes afterward?

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The show is hosted by Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond, who never fail to bring the laughs as the home bakers succeed, or seize, under pressure.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of laughs

Noun

The team’s brightest moment comes when Olivia realizes that Daisy has incorporated her unique personality traits, like praying repetitiously and loving the musical Annie.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Publishers sold albums of facsimile autographs, and the interest developed into the field of graphology, the practice of analyzing a person’s handwriting to purportedly discern personality traits.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of traits

Noun

Due to legal quirks, the countywide highway district — the only one of its kind in Idaho — can only ask voters to approve it during an even-year general election.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Oct. 2026
The developer said the system even encountered locations where collision information appeared to be incomplete and was able to exploit those map quirks.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of quirks

Noun

With exceptional performances from the entire cast and homages to musical legends like Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson, Bioh and White present a reflection of the Black female experience in all of its dazzling idiosyncrasies, triumphs and pains.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Two new books argue that this is the wrong debate to be having, since swing voters, with all their idiosyncrasies, don’t see politics through a lens of moderates versus progressives.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of idiosyncrasies

Noun

Fully agentic shopping remains a longer-term prospect, and each company has characteristics that could help insulate its business as the technology develops.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
But these trace elements can have an outsize effect on overall stellar characteristics.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

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