Thesaurus / facetious
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synonyms for facetious
- amusing
- blithe
- clever
- comic
- comical
- droll
- dry
- fanciful
- farcical
- flip
- flippant
- frivolous
- funny
- gay
- humorous
- indecorous
- ironic
- irreverent
- jesting
- jocose
- jocular
- joking
- joshing
- laughable
- ludicrous
- merry
- not serious
- playful
- pleasant
- pulling one's leg
- punning
- putting one on
- ridiculous
- salty
- sarcastic
- satirical
- smart
- sportive
- sprightly
- waggish
- whimsical
- wisecracking
- witty
- wry
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In 2006, a Fermilab newsletter even recounted an only somewhat facetious report of a “coordinated attack” on the facility by a family of raccoons.
DEATH ‘BY PLANET’ WAS SURPRISINGLY COMMON IN THE 1600SPOPSCI STAFFNOVEMBER 24, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEEven seemingly facetious Laundrie “stans” acknowledge this grim reality.
INCELS, MEN’S RIGHTS GROUPS, AND CULTURE-WAR TROLLS GLOM ONTO GABBY PETITO’S DEATHKATE BRIQUELETSEPTEMBER 27, 2021THE DAILY BEASTI was full of fentanyl—an opioid stronger than heroin—which seemed to embolden my facetious nature.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FALL OFF A MOUNTAINJVERSTEEGHSEPTEMBER 14, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEFor example, Preston likes to avoid sounding angry because she has found a friendly—even facetious—tone can defuse tense situations.
HOW TO BREAK FREE OF THE BYSTANDER EFFECT AND HELP SOMEONE IN TROUBLETARA SANTORAMARCH 2, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEAt the club, they were far too facetious; even Randulf rallied him in a disagreeable manner.
SKIPPER WORSEALEXANDER LANGE KIELLANDThe late Bishop used to make a rather facetious remark about this tomb.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 108, APRIL 6, 1895VARIOUSYou leave me to starve, for all you care; and you grow mighty facetious because I earn my bread.
MEMOIRS OF MR. CHARLES J. YELLOWPLUSHWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYOne facetious sportsman had once made a rule of setting the senior day-room chimney on fire every term.
THE GOLD BATP. G. WODEHOUSEThe manager was facetious—said he was "too thin for the theatre."
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE - VOLUME 62, NO. 384, OCTOBER 1847VARIOUSOn the fence was painted, in big black letters the facetious warning, "Keep out if you can."
TRAMPING ON LIFEHARRY KEMPWORDS RELATED TO FACETIOUS
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