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facetious

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of facetious

1 given to or marked by mature intelligent humor

  • the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes
Synonyms of facetious

clever, humorous, jocular, smart, witty
Words Related to facetious

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

scintillating, sparkling

flip, flippant, pert, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, waggish

whimsical
Near Antonyms of facetious

brainless, lowbrow, stupid, witless

corny, hackney, hackneyed, lame

humorless, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny

earnest, grave, serious, serious-minded, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre)

doleful, dolorous, lachrymose, plaintive, sorry, tearful, woeful

2 making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred

  • a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating
Synonyms of facetious

cute, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smart-assed, smarty-pants, wise, wiseass
Words Related to facetious

flighty, frivolous

cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impish, impudent, mischievous, playful, roguish, sassy, saucy, waggish

disrespectful, rude

breezy, casual, glib, inappropriate, thoughtless
Near Antonyms of facetious

grave, serious, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre)
Antonyms of facetious

earnest, sincere

Synonym Discussion of facetious

witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter. witty suggests cleverness and quickness of mind.
    • a witty remark
humorous applies broadly to anything that evokes usually genial laughter and may contrast with witty in suggesting whimsicality or eccentricity.
    • humorous anecdotes
facetious stresses a desire to produce laughter and may be derogatory in implying dubious or ill-timed attempts at wit or humor.
    • facetious comments
jocular implies a usually habitual fondness for jesting and joking.
    • a jocular fellow
jocose is somewhat less derogatory than facetious in suggesting habitual waggishness or playfulness.
    • jocose proposals

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