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more satirical

ADJECTIVE

mocking

Synonyms

WEAK

abusive bantering biting bitter burlesque caustic censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical incisive ironical lampooning mordant paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing sarcastic sardonic spoofing taunting

ADJECTIVE

mocking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biting caustic incisive mordant sarcastic sardonic satiric

WEAK

abusive bantering bitter burlesque censorious chaffing cutting cynical farcical ironical lampooning paradoxical parodying pungent ridiculing spoofing taunting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm kind mild nice

Example Sentences

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One of the core truths of satire is that the more absurd things get, the more satirical comedy there will be.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023

Jared likes serious theater productions such as “The Color Purple,” while Bryant prefers more satirical stuff like “The Book of Mormon.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

It’s here that the movie’s portrait of the music scene takes on ever sharper, more satirical dimensions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2021

For a more satirical take on today’s political climate, catch the seventh season premiere of John Oliver’s weekly late-night show.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2020

But there was more satirical comment in it than she liked, and she resolved to do at once what she would wish done at the point of death.

From Nature and Art by Morley, Henry