adjective · Medium SAT word

    Facetious

    kidding; cleverly amusing in tone

    Facetious in a sentence

    His facetious comments during the meeting made everyone laugh.

    Synonyms for facetious

    • joking
    • humorous
    • witty

    Antonyms for facetious

    • serious
    • solemn
    • earnest

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    Vocabulary like facetious appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.

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