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double-edged
adjective as in ironic
Strongest matches
adjective as in ironic/ironical
Weak matches
- acrid
- alert
- arrogant
- backbiting
- biting
- bitter
- burlesque
- caustic
- chaffing
- clever
- contemptuous
- contradictory
- critical
- cutting
- cynical
- defiant
- derisive
- disparaging
- exaggerated
- implausible
- incisive
- incongruous
- jibing
- keen
- mocking
- mordant
- paradoxical
- pungent
- quick-witted
- ridiculous
- sardonic
- satiric
- satirical
- scathing
- scoffing
- sharp
- sneering
- spicy
- trenchant
- twisted
- uncomplimentary
- witty
- wry
Example Sentences
While market participants may not agree on whether the tech trade looks poised to go awry, it’s a double-edged sword that today’s stock market has become heavily concentrated in tech stocks.
An album like “West End Girl” is a double-edged sword, enticing audiences to relate to Allen’s vulnerability, but also letting them project their own experiences onto the artist’s, thus intensifying a listener’s reaction.
This could prove to be a double-edged sword: Though the market may celebrate further rate cuts, that celebration could be ended by persistently high inflation.
“It’s a bit of a double-edged sword,” said Matthew Martin, senior U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.
The AI-driven investment boom has supported growth, but it could be a double-edged sword, the IMF said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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