Tongue-in-cheek Synonyms

tŭngĭn-chēk
In a bantering fashion
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. banteringly
Not seriously
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. facetiously
  2. jokingly
Cleverly amusing in tone
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. bantering
  2. facetious
Synonyms:
  1. crossed-fingers
  2. unseriousness
  3. kidding
  4. pretense
  5. play-acting
  6. lip-service
  7. irony
  8. sarcasm
  9. in fun
  10. in-jest
  11. kiddingly

Words Related to Tongue-in-cheek

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Tongue-in-cheek Sentence Examples

  • The tongue-in-cheek remark was not meant to be taken seriously, but Sarah was easily offended.

  • The comedy show had a tongue-in-cheek style of humor that may not be easy for kids to understand.

  • The over-the-top plot and the tongue-in-cheek humor make No More Heroes a worthy purchase for your Wii.

  • Though it's filled with over 250 beautiful swimsuit clad women, the Hooters Swimsuit Calendar is really more of a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the genre.

  • Whether trying to be actually helpful, such as Lena Madrona of LoveSickFools.com, or tongue-in-cheek like Tom Philip of CollegeHumor.com, the stages of breaking up tend to follow a pattern.

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