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more ironical

ADJECTIVE

sarcastic

Synonyms

WEAK

acrid alert arrogant backbiting biting bitter burlesque caustic chaffing clever contemptuous contradictory critical cutting cynical defiant derisive disparaging double-edged exaggerated implausible incisive incongruous jibing keen mocking mordant paradoxical pungent quick-witted ridiculous sardonic satiric satirical scathing scoffing sharp sneering spicy trenchant twisted uncomplimentary witty wry

Antonyms

WEAK

considerate deferential

ADJECTIVE

cynical

Synonyms

WEAK

contemptuous cynic derisive ironic misanthropic misanthropical mocking pessimistic sarcastic sardonic scoffing scornful skeptical sneering suspicious unbelieving wry

Example Sentences

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This pessimism was also hinted at in Monday night’s gala presentation: “Harmony and understanding / Sympathy and trust abounding” never rang more ironical.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 7, 2017

Britons had never hated the enemy as they did now, or lived in a more ironical compound of hope & fear.

From Time Magazine Archive

“What's the matter?” he went on; but the surprise in his face gradually passed into a smile that became more and more ironical.

From The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

The mysterious countenance appeared endowed with thought, and the malign smile seemed still more ironical than before.

From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore

On the other hand, it is more ironical than any other extant Greek play.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert