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sarcastic
adjective as in nasty, mocking in speech
Strongest matches
acerbic, acid, arrogant, biting, bitter, brusque, caustic, derisive, disparaging, disrespectful, mordant, sardonic, satirical, saucy, trenchant
Weak matches
acerb, acrimonious, austere, backhanded, captious, carping, chaffing, contemptuous, contumelious, corrosive, cussed, cutting, cynical, disillusioned, evil, hostile, irascible, ironical, mean, needling, offensive, ornery, salty, scorching, scornful, scurrilous, severe, sharp, smart-alecky, snarling, sneering, taunting, twitting, weisenheiming
Example Sentences
He is a sarcastic jokester who expresses love for his teammates by threading passes to them through pinhole-sized gaps in the defense and then trash talking them right soon after.
Judging from the upbeat tartness flavoring the humor of “I Love LA,” the show’s title isn’t sarcastic.
Merril, the Dr. Frankenstein of “anthropology,” has unleashed a digital creature that doesn’t seem all that intimidating when making sarcastic quips on the computer screen.
The audience can decide where that zinger lands on the spectrum between sincere and sarcastic.
Aye, right - A sarcastic phrase - used ironically to express contempt or incredulity.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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