Silly
Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.
Tongue-in-cheek and silly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tongue-in-cheek" instead an adjective "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness
Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek adjective - Cleverly amusing in tone.
Silly and tongue-in-cheek are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Silly" instead an adjective phrase "Tongue-in-cheek".
Both words in one sentence
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Refuge in Audacity: There's something that feels tongue-in-cheek about all the horrible silly screaming noises Nally makes on The Flamingo Trigger.
Source: Music / Foxy Shazam -
The rest of the movie is silly, tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top, slapstick martial arts.
Source: R-Rated Opening - Reportedly Leiber and Stoller write Jailhouse Rock as deliberately silly, tongue-in-cheek narrative goof in terms of lyrics.
Source: Took the Bad Film Seriously
Cite this Source
Tongue-in-cheek and Silly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/silly/tongue-in-cheek
Silly & Tongue-in-cheek. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/silly/tongue-in-cheek>.
Tongue-in-cheek or Silly. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/silly/tongue-in-cheek.
