Antonyms for jives

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : jahyv

Phonetic Transcription : dʒaɪv

Definition of jives

Origin : 1928, "to deceive playfully," also "empty, misleading talk" (n.) and "a style of fast, lively jazz and dance music," American English, from Black English, probably of African origin (cf. Wolof jev, jeu "talk about someone absent, especially in a disparaging manner"). Related: Jived; jiving. Used from 1938 for "New York City African-American slang."

As in jazz : noun style of music
As in jest : noun joke
As in lip service : noun empty talk
As in malarky : noun nonsense
As in nonsense : noun craziness, ridiculousness
As in patter : noun casual talk
As in piffle : noun nonsense
As in absurdity : noun ridiculous situation or behavior
As in poppycock : noun nonsense
As in rigmarole : noun nonsense
As in sham : noun hoax, trick
As in spiel : noun patter, sales pitch
As in talk : noun gossip
As in twaddle : noun nonsense
As in song and dance : noun implausible story
As in rag : noun annoy
As in cheat : noun trick
As in tommyrot : noun nonsense
As in victimization : noun cheat
As in conversation : noun dialogue, discourse
As in dance : noun moving feet and body to music
As in deception : noun trick
As in defense : noun explanation, justification
As in distortion : noun deformity; falsification
As in evasion : noun escape, avoidance
As in excuse : noun reason, explanation
As in fabrication : noun lie
As in flattery : noun false praise, compliments
As in guile : noun slyness, cleverness
As in jest : verb joke
As in joke : verb kid, tease
As in pretend : verb fake, falsify
As in prevaricate : verb deceive; stretch the truth
As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
As in satirize : verb ridicule
As in banter : verb tease
As in tease : verb aggravate, provoke
As in trick : verb fool; play joke on
As in bluff : verb deceive
As in boast : verb brag
As in brag : verb talk boastingly
As in josh : verb joke
As in twit : verb ridicule
As in defraud : verb cheat, bilk
As in delude : verb deceive, fool
As in equivocate : verb avoid an issue
As in fabricate : verb falsify, make up a story
As in fib : verb tell an undetailed lie
As in fool : verb trick, mislead
As in hedge : verb avoid, dodge

Example sentences :

By the fullness and freshness of their own Jives and utterances they must awaken life in others.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

Synonyms for jives

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