Synonyms for irony
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
Forms
- Plural
- ironies → sarcasms, satires, mockeries, wits…
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Irony, the saying one thing that the reverse may be understood, may be either mild or bitter.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- wit It's obvious he's a half-wit, just looking at him.
- satire Our world must be a satire of some other world.
- sarcasm He spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in his voice.
- mockery He got hundreds of anonymous letters in mockery.
By length
- 3 letters
- wit1
- 4 letters
- quiz1
- 6 letters
- satire3, banter2
- 7 letters
- sarcasm3, mockery3
- 8 letters
- ridicule3, raillery
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (satire3 = 3 syllables).