Sarcasm synonyms
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Part of speech:
Good-humored, playful, or teasing conversation.
The investigation of the origin and history of literary documents; textual criticism.
Extremely biting or caustic; sharp and bitter
(Law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
The branch of literature constituting such works.
The definition of facetious is a joke made about something serious.
Biting, cutting, caustic, or sarcastic
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A jeering cry or remark; sarcastic or derisive comment
pedantry (related)
The act of ridiculing or laughing at someone or something.
The state or quality of being supercilious.
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(Archaic) An absurdity
The definition of burlesque refers to a performance or farce that depends on exaggeration or to comedy that depends upon exaggeration for its humor.
(Uncountable) an emotion of jaded negativity, or a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of other people. Cynicism can manifest itself by frustration, disillusionment and distrust in regard to organizations, authorities and other aspects of society, often due to previous bad experience. Cynics often view others as motivated solely by disguised self-interest.
A judgment or resolution condemning a person for misconduct; specif., an official expression of disapproval passed by a legislature
The definition of an aspersion is an unfavorable or damaging remark about someone or something.
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
The definition of abusive is something that is improperly used or someone that causes harm.
The definition of acrimonious is when someone or something is bitter or harsh in manner or speech, or rubs a person the wrong way.
Cutting or sarcastic in utterance; biting
The definition of cynical is having a belief that people only do things to serve their own needs.
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Given to using sarcasm:
Disdainfully or humorously sneering or sarcastic
Of, like, or containing satire
Filled with or showing scorn or contempt
Violently emotional; heated; fiery
(Chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of sulfurous.
Forceful and clear; penetrating:
Able to overcome the natural defenses of the host; highly infectious
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The definition of a gibe is a jeer or a tease.
The definition of humor is the quality of being funny, or something that makes people laugh, or one of the four bodily fluids.
(Archaic) One spoken of or treated with contempt.
The definition of a taunt is a cruel or teasing remark.
The state, quality, or degree of being acid.
(Figuratively) Being caustic in speech, humour etc.
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The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.
Irony or bitterness of tone
laughter (related)
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.
respect (related)
Courteous expressions of regard
The definition of irony is the use of words where the meaning is the opposite of their usual meaning or what is expected to happen.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --Jonathan Swift
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profanity (related)
humour (related)
innuendo (related)
double-entendre (related)
hyperbole (related)
witticism (related)
invective (related)
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facetiousness (related)
A disparaging or being disparaged; detraction
cajolery (antonym)
Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright.
The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony.
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