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tongue-in-cheek

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Synonyms & Antonyms of tongue-in-cheek

as in flippant, facetious

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek

facetious,
flippant

cynical,
dry,
ironic
(also ironical),
wry

acrimonious,
bitter,
resentful,
vitriolic

incisive,
keen,
poignant,
trenchant

harsh,
rough,
severe,
stringent

brisk,
cross,
sharp-tongued,
sour,
sourish,
spiky
(also spikey),
tartish

abrupt,
blunt,
brusque
(also brusk),
concise,
crisp,
curt,
gruff,
pithy,
snippety,
snippy,
succinct,
terse

acerb,
acerbic,
acid,
acidic,
acidulous,
acrid,
barbed,
biting,
caustic,
corrosive,
cutting,
mordant,
pungent,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
satiric
(or satirical),
scalding,
scathing,
sharp,
smart-aleck,
smart-alecky,
smart-mouthed,
snarky,
tart

backhanded,
insincere

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for tongue-in-cheek

amusing,
droll,
merry,
playful,
sportive,
waggish

gentle,
mild

bland

good-humored,
good-natured

diplomatic,
polite,
smooth,
suave,
urbane

affable,
cordial,
genial,
gracious,
hospitable,
sociable

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“Tongue-in-cheek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-in-cheek. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.

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The first known use of tongue-in-cheek was in 1856

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