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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sarcasm |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, causticity, causticness, censure, comeback, contempt, corrosiveness, criticism, cut*, cynicism, derision, dig*, disparagement, flouting, invective, irony, lampooning, mockery, mordacity, put-down, raillery, rancor, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, sharpness, sneering, superciliousness, trenchancy, wisecrack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acrimony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nasty behavior, speech |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, animosity, antipathy, asperity, astringency, belligerence, bitterness, churlishness, crankiness, harshness, ill will, irascibility, malevolence, malice, mordancy, peevishness, rancor, rudeness, sarcasm, spite, tartness, unkindness, virulence |
| Antonyms: | civility, courtesy, diplomacy, flattery, kindness, politeness, sweetness |
| Main Entry: | bitterness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agony |
| Synonyms: | acrimoniousness, anguish, asperity, distress, grievousness, harshness, hostility, mordancy, pain, painfulness, sarcasm, venom, virulence |
| Antonyms: | contentment, geniality, happiness, sweetness |
| Main Entry: | irony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sarcasm |
| Synonyms: | banter, burlesque, contempt, contrariness, criticism, derision, humor, incongruity, jibe, mockery, mordancy, paradox, quip, raillery, repartee, reproach, ridicule, sardonicism, satire, taunt, twist, wit |
| Antonyms: | consideration, deference |
| Main Entry: | ridicule |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contemptuous laughter at someone or something |
| Synonyms: | badinage, banter, buffoonery, burlesque, caricature, chaff, comeback, contempt, derision, dig*, disdain, disparagement, farce, foolery, gibe, irony, jab, jeer, laughter, leer, mockery, mordancy, needling, parody, parting shot, persiflage, put-on, putdown, raillery, rally, razz, rib, roast, sarcasm, sardonicism, satire, scorn, slam*, sneer*, swipe, taunt, taunting, travesty |
| Antonyms: | flattery, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sarcasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mocking remark |
| Synonyms: | acrimony, aspersion, banter, bitterness, burlesque, causticness, censure, comeback, contempt, corrosiveness, criticism, cut*, cynicism, derision, dig*, disparagement, flouting, invective, irony, lampooning, mockery, mordancy, put-down, raillery, rancor, ridicule, satire, scoffing, scorn, sharpness, sneering, superciliousness, wisecrack |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acridity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sarcasm |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, acidity, acridness, acrimony, causticity, incisiveness, mordacity, mordancy, sharpness, trenchancy |
| Main Entry: | causticity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sarcasm |
| Synonyms: | acridity, acridness, causticness, corrosiveness, incisiveness, mordacity, mordancy, trenchancy |
| Main Entry: | corrosiveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sarcasm |
| Synonyms: | acrimony, causticity, corrosive, corrosivity, mordacity, mordancy, trenchancy |
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