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Synonyms for sarcastic

27 synonyms
1 antonym

adjective

Most common

cynical satirical caustic sardonic biting incisive derisive ironical

All synonyms

Adjective

sardonic, snarky informal, cynical, caustic, satirical, derisive, incisive, ironical, biting, mordant, bitter, pungent, satiric, trenchant, sharp, dry, keen, severe, acrimonious, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, sarky informal UK IE, poignant, stinging, acrid, tart

Antonyms

unsarcastic

All antonyms of sarcastic →

Definitions

adj. 1
Containing sarcasm.
the teacher's sarcastic tone

Related words

Word family: sarcastically sarcasticness sarky sardonic

Example sentences

cynical You don't seem to be as cynical as Tom seems to be.
satirical I find satirical comedy to be the most amusing.
caustic Our English teacher likes to make caustic comments.
sardonic Tom's sardonic wit alienates a lot of people.
biting You don't have to play outside in the biting wind.
incisive Your incisive criticism will deflate a lot of egos.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
sarcastic		rising
cynical		rising
satirical		steady
caustic		falling
sardonic		rising
biting		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: dry¹
4 letters: keen¹, tart¹
5 letters: sharp¹, acrid², sarky
6 letters: severe², bitter², biting², snarky
7 letters: cutting², cynical³, caustic², pungent², satiric³, mordant²
8 letters: poignant², stinging², incisive³, sardonic³, derisive³, ironical⁴
9 letters: satirical⁴, corrosive³, trenchant²
10 letters: mordacious
11 letters: acrimonious⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acrid² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: sarcastique
Italiano: sarcastico
Deutsch: sarkastisch