more satirical

ADJECTIVE

mocking

Synonyms

WEAK

abusive bantering biting bitter burlesque caustic censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical incisive ironical lampooning mordant paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing sarcastic sardonic spoofing taunting

ADJECTIVE

mocking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biting caustic incisive mordant sarcastic sardonic satiric

WEAK

abusive bantering bitter burlesque censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical ironical lampooning paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing spoofing taunting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm kind mild nice

Example Sentences

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One of the core truths of satire is that the more absurd things get, the more satirical comedy there will be.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023

Jared likes serious theater productions such as “The Color Purple,” while Bryant prefers more satirical stuff like “The Book of Mormon.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

Many critics wished the film had been more satirical or funny.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2019

For all its flapper-era razzle-dazzle, “Chicago” is morally darker and more satirical than most Takarazuka fare.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2016

It is much more satirical than The Feast at Solhoug, and marks a step in the direction of those superb masterpieces of satire and romance, Brand and Peer Gynt.

From Early Plays — Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans by Orbeck, Anders