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Word | Ironic |
humorously sarcastic or mocking; dry humor; an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely; an ironic novel; an ironical smile; with a wry Scottish wit / Ironical. / occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner / using or characterized by irony. / using words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny / strange or funny because something (such as a situation) is different from what you expected, | |
Usage | ⇒ He made ironic statements in front of everyone ⇒ It is ironic that his success came when he least wanted it. ⇒ She has an ironic sense of humor. ⇒ his mouth curved into an ironic smile |
Synonyms | cynical, sardonic, wry, sarcastic, derisive, caustic, ironical, dry, scathing, mocking, satirical, cutting, incongruous, paradoxical, satiric, biting, mordant, derisory, figurative, incisive, |
Antonyms | sincere, amiable, bucketing, congruous, humorless, able, actual, ambidextrous, applause, appreciative, awash, baste, blunt, boggy, brusque, charming, coarse, conformable, consistent, dampen, |
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