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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WORD ORIGIN
1933, from phrase to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek "to speak insincerely" (1748), which somehow must have been suggestive of sly irony or humorous insincerity, but the exact notion is obscure.
MORE RELATED WORDS 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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