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facetious
Synonyms and Antonyms of facetious
- The essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes.
cerebral, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual
bantering, frivolous, jesting, joking, joshing, teasing
antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, rollicking, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
amusing, diverting, entertaining
mischievous, playful, prankish
jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, merry, mirthful, sunny
- a facetious and tasteless remark
cute, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, wise
Synonym Discussion of facetious
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- a witty remark
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- humorous anecdotes
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- facetious comments
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- a jocular fellow
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- jocose proposals
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