wry

Main Entry:
wry [rahy]
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: 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
Main Entry: ironic/ironical
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, jibing, keen, mocking, mordant, paradoxical, pungent, quick-witted, ridiculous, sardonic, satiric, satirical, scathing, scoffing, sharp, sneering, spicy, trenchant, twisted, uncomplimentary, witty, wry
Antonyms: considerate, deferential
Main Entry: tricky
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: deceptive, sly
Synonyms: artful, astute, cagey, catchy, clever, crafty, cunning, deceitful, deep, delusive, delusory, devious, dishonest, foxy, greasy, guileful, insidious, intelligent, keen, misleading, scheming, shady, sharp, shifty, shrewd, slick*, slippery*, smooth, streetwise, subtle, treacherous, wily, witted, wry
Antonyms: aboveboard, frank, honest
Main Entry: ironic
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: twisted
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: knotty
Synonyms: awry, bent, braided, coiled, complicated, contorted, convoluted, crooked, curled, gnarled, intricate, involved, knurly, perverted, tangled, tortile, tortuous, wound, wry
Antonyms: untwisted
Main Entry: distorted
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: crooked
Synonyms: anamorphic, askew, awry, cockeyed, colored, gnarled, perverted, wry
Antonyms: straight
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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