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witty

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of witty

given to or marked by mature intelligent humor
  • a witty and sardonic blogger who never fails to amuse her legion of readers
  • He's well-known for his witty retorts.
Synonyms of witty

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

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 witty

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

Synonym Discussion of witty

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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