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Showing words for ANTICS using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Antics

actins, antics, incast, nastic

5 Letter Words for Antics

actin, antic, antis, cains, canis, canst, cants, cista, inact, incas, saint, sanct, sanit, satin, scant, scian, stain, tains, tinca

4 Letter Words for Antics

acts, ains, aint, aits, anis, ansi, anti, ants, asci, asin, atis, cain, cans, cant, cast, cats, cist, cits, inca, inst, inta, isnt, itas, nais, nasi, nast, nats, nist, nits, saic, sain, sant, sati, scan, scat, sian, sina, sita, snit, tain, tais, tans, tics, tinc, tins, tsia

3 Letter Words for Antics

act, ain, ais, ait, anc, ans, ant, ast, cai, can, cat, cia, cis, cit, cns, csi, cst, ctn, cts, inc, ins, int, isn, ist, ita, its, nas, nat, nis, nit, sac, sai, san, sat, sci, sct, sic, sin, sit, sta, tai, tan, tas, tic, tin, tis, tsi

Definitions for Antics

[1] Usually antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
[2] Archaic . an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation. a buffoon; clown.
[3] Obsolete . a grotesque theatrical presentation; ridiculous interlude. a grotesque or fantastic sculptured figure, as a gargoyle.
[4] ludicrous; funny.
[5] fantastic; odd; grotesque: an antic disposition.
[6] Obsolete . to perform antics; caper.
[7] absurd or grotesque acts or postures
[8] archaic an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
[9] archaic fantastic; grotesque

Words related to Antics

antictrick, joke, shenanigan, caper, romp, dido, lark, frolic, tomfoolery

Words nearby Antics

anticantibody excess, antibody-mediated immunity, antibugging, antibuser, antibusing, antic, antical, anticancer, anticapitalist, anticarious, anticatalase

Origin of Antics

1520–30; earlier antike, antique < Italian antico ancient (< Latin antīcus, antīquus; see antique), apparently taken to mean “grotesque,” as used in descriptions of fantastic figures found in Roman ruins

Words that may be confused with Antics

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, anticantic, antique

Other words from Antics

an·ti·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Antics

C16: from Italian antico something ancient, or grotesque (from its application to fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome); see antique

Synonyms for Antics

joke, shenanigan, trick, caper, dido, frolic, lark, romp, tomfoolery