1. A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   "The clown's antics had the children laughing uncontrollably";
   - joke, prank, trick, caper [informal], put-on [N. Amer, informal], dido [N. Amer, informal]

1. Ludicrously odd
   "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition";
   - fantastic, fantastical, grotesque

1. Act as or like a clown
   "The children anticked around at the party";
   - clown, clown around [informal]

Derived forms: antics, anticked, anticking

See also: oddball, strange, unusual

Type of: diversion, jest, joke, recreation

Encyclopedia: Antic, Joseph