facetiousness

The word “facetiousness” has 5 syllables: fa-ce-ti-ous-ness

It's pronounced as /fəˈsiːʃəsnəs/

What is synonym and antonym for facetiousness?

In the thesaurus, “facetiousness” has 116 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for facetiousness along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for facetiousness

absurdity
amusement
aphorism
badinage
ball
banter
bon mot
buffoonery
buoyancy
burlesque
camp
chaffing
cheer
cheerfulness
childishness
clowning
comedy
comic drama
comicality
comicalness
drollery
drollness
farce
farcicality
festivity
fickleness
field day
flightiness
flippancy
folly
foolishness
frivolity
frivolousness
frothiness
fun
fun and games
funnies
funniness
gag
gag show
gaiety
gayety
giddiness
glee
gleefulness
goofiness
grins
happiness
high camp
high spirits
high time
high-spiritedness
hilarity
hoopla
humor
humorousness
interlude
jest
jesting
jocoseness
jocosity
jocularity
joke
joking
joviality
joyfulness
kidding
lark
laughs
levity
light entertainment
light-headedness
light-mindedness
lightheartedness
lightness
ludicrousness
merriment
merry-go-round
mirth
mirthfulness
picnic
playfulness
pleasantry
practical joke
prank
puerility
pun
quip
raillery
repartee
ridiculousness
sally
satire
schtick
send-up
silliness
sitcom
slapstick
takeoff
tomfoolery
travesty
trick
trifling
triviality
vaudeville
volatility
waggery
whimsicality
whimsy
wisecrack
wisecracking
wit
witticism
wittiness
wordplay
zaniness

Antonyms for facetiousness

dejection
depression
despondency
dispiritedness
downheartedness
drama
earnestness
gloom
gloominess
gravity
heartsickness
joylessness
melancholy
mopes
moroseness
sadness
sense
seriousness
soberness
solemnity
solemnness
sullenness
tragedy
unhappiness
work

Example Sentences

Despite the serious topic, his speech was sprinkled with a touch of unexpected facetiousness.
The teacher couldn't help but smile at the student's clever facetiousness during the class discussion.
In the midst of the tense negotiation, he injected a moment of much-needed facetiousness to ease the atmosphere.
Her constant facetiousness made it challenging to discern when she was genuinely serious.
The meeting took an unexpected turn when the CEO surprised everyone with a hint of playful facetiousness in his remarks.

On this page you'll find 141 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to facetiousness, such as: absurdity, amusement, aphorism, badinage, ball, banter, bon mot.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.