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more ironic

ADJECTIVE

sarcastic

Synonyms

WEAK

acrid alert arrogant backbiting biting bitter burlesque caustic chaffing clever contemptuous contradictory critical cutting cynical defiant derisive disparaging double-edged 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

Antonyms

WEAK

considerate deferential

ADJECTIVE

sarcastic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogant caustic incongruous mocking paradoxical ridiculous sardonic satiric satirical twisted unexpected wry

WEAK

acrid alert backbiting biting bitter burlesque chaffing clever contemptuous contradictory critical cutting cynical defiant derisive disparaging double-edged exaggerated implausible incisive ironical jibing keen mordant pungent quick-witted scathing scoffing sharp sneering spicy trenchant uncomplimentary witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straight

WEAK

sincere

Example Sentences

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It all feeds the parasociality machine, making TikTokers think they’re Hercule Poirot, only with a more ironic mustache.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

None of this is to say that warm, sincere TV shows are worse, or simpler, or dumber than their more ironic counterparts.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2021

The straighter the role, the more ironic Willard’s mere presence could seem; and yet he could be subtle and touching, too.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2020

“The human personality is key to understanding every strength the show has. I remember it being colder and more ironic when I first watched it,” Zoller Seitz said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2019

Maybe that made this all the more ironic; it certainly seemed more unfair.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin