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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
| Synonyms: | acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, chaffing, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, double-edged, exaggerated, implausible, incisive, incongruous, ironical, jibing, keen, mocking, mordant, paradoxical, pungent, quick-witted, ridiculous, sardonic, satiric, satirical, scathing, scoffing, sharp, sneering, spicy, trenchant, twisted, uncomplimentary, unexpected, witty, wry |
| Antonyms: | sincere |
| Main Entry: | comic/comical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing |
| Synonyms: | Mickey Mouse, absurd, batty, boffo, camp*, comical, crazy, dippy, diverting, dizzy, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, flaky*, fool, foolheaded, for grins, freaky, funny, gelastic, goofus, goofy, gump, horse's tail, humorous, ironic, jerky, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, light, loony, ludicrous, nutty, off the wall, priceless, ridiculous, risible, schtick, screwy, side-splitting, silly, wacky, waggish, whimsical, witty |
| Antonyms: | sad, serious, sober, solemn, tragic, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cynical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonbelieving; doubtful |
| Synonyms: | contemptuous, derisive, ironic, misanthropic, misanthropical, mocking, pessimistic, sarcastic, sardonic, scoffing, scornful, skeptical, sneering, suspicious, unbelieving, wry |
| Antonyms: | believing, hopeful, optimistic, trusting, undoubting |
| Main Entry: | facetious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tongue-in-cheek, kidding |
| Synonyms: | amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic, comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip*, flippant, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, indecorous, ironic, irreverent, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, not serious, playful, pleasant, pulling one's leg, punning, putting one on, ridiculous, salty, sarcastic, satirical, smart, sportive, sprightly, waggish, whimsical, wisecracking, witty, wry |
| Antonyms: | formal, grave, serious, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tongue-in-cheek |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ironic and insincere |
| Synonyms: | amusing, blithe, clever, comic, comical, dry, facetious, farcical, flip*, flippant, funny, humorous, in fun, in jest, ironic, ironical, irreverent, jesting, jocular, joking, jokingly, joshing, kiddingly, laughable, not serious, playful, pulling one's leg, putting one on, sarcastic, satirical, smart, whimsical, wisecracking, witty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic, distorted |
| Synonyms: | askew, aslant, awry, contorted, crooked, cynical, deformed, droll, dry, ironic, mocking, sardonic, twisted, uneven, warped |
| Antonyms: | straight, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | comical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing |
| Synonyms: | Mickey Mouse, absurd, batty, boffo, camp, comic, comical, crazy shtick, dippy, diverting, dizzy, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, flaky, fool, fool around, fool-headed, freaky, funny, gelastic, goofus, goofy, gump, humorous, ironic, jerky, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, light, loony, ludicrous, nutty, priceless, ridiculous, risible, screwy, side-splitting, silly, wacky, waggish, whimsical, witty |
| Notes: | comic means 'intended to be funny' while comical is 'funny unintentionally' |
| Antonyms: | grave, sad, serious, solemn, tragic, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | ironical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cynical |
| Synonyms: | contemptuous, cynic, derisive, ironic, misanthropic, misanthropical, mocking, pessimistic, sarcastic, sardonic, scoffing, scornful, skeptical, sneering, suspicious, unbelieving, wry |
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