Synonyms and Antonyms of facetious
1
given to or marked by mature intelligent humor
- the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes
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
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
2
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred
- a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating
cute, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smart-assed, smarty-pants, wise, wiseass
flighty, frivolous
cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impish, impudent, mischievous, playful, roguish, sassy, saucy, waggish
disrespectful, rude
breezy, casual, glib, inappropriate, thoughtless
