Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek adjective - Cleverly amusing in tone.
Wry and tongue-in-cheek are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wry" instead an adjective phrase "Tongue-in-cheek".
Wry
Wry adjective - Humorously sarcastic or mocking.
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Synonyms for Wry
Tongue-in-cheek and wry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tongue-in-cheek" instead an adjective "Wry".
Nearby Word: wryly
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Related pairs
- whimsical and tongue-in-cheek
- whimsical and wry
- sarcastic and tongue-in-cheek
- sarcastic and wry
- derisive and tongue-in-cheek
- derisive and wry
- playful and tongue-in-cheek
- playful and wry
- dry and tongue-in-cheek
- dry and wry
- flippant and tongue-in-cheek
- flippant and wry
- sardonic and tongue-in-cheek
- sardonic and wry
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