Thesaurus:witty

Thesaurus

witty

English

Adjective

Sense: verbally clever and usually funny

Synonyms

• witty
• amusing
• bright
• diverting
• droll
• entertaining
• humorous
• jocose
• jocular
• piquant
• quick
• quick on the draw
• quick-witted
• sharp
• tongue-in-cheek

Near antonyms

• brainless
• lowbrow
• stupid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• witless
•   —
• corny
• hackneyed    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lame
•   —
• humorless    [⇒ thesaurus]
• uncomic
• unfunny
•   —
• earnest
• grave    [⇒ thesaurus]
• serious    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sober    [⇒ thesaurus]
• solemn
• somber
•   —
• serious    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• joke    [⇒ thesaurus]
• funny    [⇒ thesaurus]
• intelligent    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “842. wit” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “witty” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.