Synonyms for sardonic
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Scornfully mocking or cynical.
He distances himself from people with his nasty, sardonic laughter.
- adj. 2
Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
Related words
- Word family
- sardonical sardonically sardonyx
Example sentences
- sarcastic I wonder whether Tom and Mary are being sarcastic.
- snarky Keep your snarky comments to yourself.
- derisive His derisive laughter made me think that I was wrong.
- satirical I find satirical comedy to be the most amusing.
- sneering Why are you sneering like that again?
- biting You don't have to play outside in the biting wind.
By length
- 6 letters
- biting2, snarky
- 7 letters
- cutting2
- 8 letters
- sneering2, derisive3
- 9 letters
- sarcastic3, satirical4
- 10 letters
- sardonical
- 11 letters
- derisionary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (biting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sardonique
- Italiano
- sardonico
- Deutsch
- sardonisch