Need another word that means the same as “witty”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “witty” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Witty” are: humorous, amusing, droll, funny, comic, comical, chucklesome
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “witty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| amusing | Arousing or provoking laughter. Such a likeable amusing man. |
| chucklesome | Causing mild amusement; humorous. The script is chucklesome rather than hilarious. |
| comic | Relating to or in the style of comedy. Comic hero. |
| comical | Arousing or provoking laughter. A series of comical misunderstandings. |
| droll | Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement. His unique brand of droll self mockery. |
| funny | Difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd. A funny story. |
| humorous | Causing laughter and amusement; comic. Humorous cartoons. |
| amusing | Causing laughter and providing entertainment. An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls. |
| badinage | Frivolous banter. He developed a nice line in badinage with the Labour leader. |
| banter | Exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing way. The men bantered with the waitresses. |
| comic | A periodical containing comic strips intended chiefly for children. He is training as a stand up comic. |
| conversationalist | A person who is good at or fond of engaging in conversation. An entertaining conversationalist. |
| droll | Comical in an odd or whimsical manner. His unique brand of droll self mockery. |
| facetious | Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant. A facetious remark. |
| fun | A source of fun. He became a figure of fun. |
| funny | Not as expected. A very funny writer. |
| humor | The trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. She didn t appreciate my humor. |
| humorous | Causing laughter and amusement; comic. A humorous and entertaining talk. |
| humour | The ability to express humour or amuse other people. The clash hadn t improved his humour. |
| insightful | Exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception-R.C.Angell. An insightful parent. |
| jest | Act in a funny or teasing way. Lowly virtue is the jest of fools. |
| jesting | Characterized by jokes and good humor. A jesting commentary on world affairs. |
| jocose | Playful or humorous. A jocose allusion. |
| jocular | Characterized by jokes and good humor. His voice was jocular. |
| joke | Make jokes talk humorously or flippantly. She could laugh and joke with her colleagues. |
| jolly | To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. Some regard it as a bit of a jolly. |
| laugh | Something that causes laughter a source of fun amusement or derision. I like Peter he s a good laugh. |
| playful | Intended for one’s own or others’ amusement rather than seriously. A playful tomboy who loves to dress up. |
| puckish | Naughtily or annoyingly playful. A puckish sense of humour. |
| quirky | (informal) strikingly unconventional. Her sense of humour was decidedly quirky. |
| raconteur | A person skilled in telling anecdotes. A colourful raconteur. |
| repartee | Adroitness and cleverness in reply. He had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee. |
| slapstick | Acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone. Slapstick humour. |
| waggish | Witty or joking- James Fenimore Cooper. A waggish riposte. |
| whimsical | Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason. A whimsical sense of humour. |
| wit | A witty person. He needed all his wits to figure out the way back. |
| witticism | A witty remark. Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms. |
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