Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek
- amusing
- comic
- flippant
- humorous
- ironic
- irreverent
- jocular
- joking
- playful
- sarcastic
- satirical
- whimsical
- jokingly
- blithe
- clever
- comical
- dry
- facetious
- farcical
- flip
- funny
- in fun
- in jest
- ironical
- jesting
- joshing
- kiddingly
- laughable
- not serious
- pulling one's leg
- putting one on
- smart
- wisecracking
- witty
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Antonyms for tongue-in-cheek
- respectful
- reverent
- serious
- unfunny
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RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR TONGUE-IN-CHEEK
frivolous
adjectivetrivial, silly- barmy
- childish
- dizzy
- empty-headed
- facetious
- featherbrained
- flighty
- flip
- flippant
- foolish
- gay
- giddy
- harebrained
- idiotic
- idle
- ill-considered
- impractical
- juvenile
- light
- light-minded
- minor
- niggling
- nonserious
- not serious
- paltry
- peripheral
- petty
- playful
- pointless
- puerile
- scatterbrained
- senseless
- shallow
- sportive
- superficial
- tongue-in-cheek
- unimportant
- unprofound
- volatile
- whimsical
irreverent
adjectivedisrespectfulplayful
adjectivefunny, fun-loving- antic
- blithe
- cheerful
- coltish
- comical
- elvish
- feeling one's oats
- flirtatious
- frisky
- frolicsome
- full of pep
- gamesome
- gay
- good-natured
- impish
- jaunty
- jesting
- jocund
- joking
- joyous
- lighthearted
- lively
- merry
- mirthful
- mischievous
- prankish
- puckish
- rollicking
- snappy
- spirited
- sportive
- sprightly
- teasing
- tongue-in-cheek
- vivacious
- waggish
- whimsical
- zippy
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