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Synonyms for facetious

  • adjective

Most common

funny witty

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Humorous

humorous, humourous UK, tongue-in-cheek, bantering

2. Witty

witty, funny, jocular, jesting, laughable, droll, comical, unserious, jolly, playful, merry, sprightly, waggish, jocose formal, ludicrous, whimsical, lively, sportive

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

    Robbie's joke about Heather's appearance was just him being facetious.

  2. adj. 2

    Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

Related words

Word family
facetiously facetiousness

Example sentences

  • funny He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
  • witty Tom told me that he thought that Mary was witty.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
facetiousfalling
funnyrising
wittysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
funny2, merry2, witty2, jolly2, droll1
6 letters
lively2, jocose2
7 letters
playful2, comical3, jocular3, jesting, waggish
8 letters
humorous3, sportive
9 letters
ludicrous3, laughable3, whimsical3, sprightly2, bantering3, humourous, unserious

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
facétieux
Italiano
faceto