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Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek in English

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tongue-in-cheek:
- facetious; bantering; tongue-in-cheek
- facetiously; jokingly; tongue-in-cheek; banteringly

English

Detailed Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek in English

tongue-in-cheek:

tongue-in-cheek adj

tongue-in-cheek

– cleverly amusing in tone ¹
facetious; bantering; tongue-in-cheek
– cleverly amusing in tone ¹
- facetious adj
  - facetious remarks¹
- bantering adj
  - a bantering tone¹
- tongue-in-cheek adj
  - tongue-in-cheek advice¹

tongue-in-cheek adv

tongue-in-cheek

– not seriously ¹
facetiously; jokingly; tongue-in-cheek
– not seriously ¹
- facetiously adv
  - I meant it facetiously¹
- jokingly adv
- tongue-in-cheek adv
tongue-in-cheek

– in a bantering fashion ¹
tongue-in-cheek; banteringly
– in a bantering fashion ¹
- tongue-in-cheek adv
- banteringly adv
  - he spoke to her banteringly¹

Alternate Synonyms for "tongue-in-cheek":

bantering; facetious; humorous; humourous
banteringly
facetiously; jokingly

Related Definitions for "tongue-in-cheek":

cleverly amusing in tone¹
- tongue-in-cheek advice¹
not seriously¹
in a bantering fashion¹

Related Synonyms for tongue-in-cheek

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