All wisecracking synonyms
wiseΒ·crack
W w verb wisecracking
- pick up on β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- take note β pay careful attention
adjective wisecracking
- kidding β Informal. a child or young person.
- tongue-in-cheek β Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- amusing β Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- blithe β You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought.
- capering β to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- clever β Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- comic β If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
- comical β If you describe something as comical, you mean that it makes you want to laugh because it seems funny or silly.
- droll β amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- fanciful β characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
- farcical β pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
- flip β to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- flippant β frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- frivolous β characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- funny β funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- gay β of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- humorous β Archaic. moist; wet.
- indecorous β not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- ironic β using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark.
- irreverent β not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
- jocose β given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful: a jocose and amusing manner.
- jocular β given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or jesting; waggish; facetious: jocular remarks about opera stars.
- joshing β good-natured banter.
- laughable β such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- ludicrous β causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- merry β full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
- playful β full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- pleasant β pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- punning β the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- ridiculous β causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- salty β tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- sarcastic β of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- satirical β of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- smart β having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
- sportive β playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
- sprightly β animated or vivacious; lively.
- waggish β like a wag; roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular: Fielding and Sterne are waggish writers.
- whimsical β given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- witty β possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
- wry β produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
- jokingly β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- facetious β not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
- ironical β pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- kiddingly β to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.