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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

Galavant and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend tried a different tack by taking a more satirical approach.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2018

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

Compromise was the one result Swift was determined to render impossible; and the Drapier's second letter, "To Mr. Harding the Printer," renews the conflict with yet stronger passion and with even more satirical force.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters by Swift, Jonathan