Definition for Ironic:

• Exposing and ridiculing the faults and errors of others by seeming to approve or defend them.

Synonyms for Ironic:

• adj.

  •amusing (adjective)
  • comical.
  •comic/comical (adjective)
  • wacky,
  • mickey mouse,
  • jerky,
  • priceless,
  • joshing,
  • humorous,
  • freaky,
  • entertaining,
  • whimsical,
  • light,
  • fool,
  • dizzy,
  • crazy,
  • dippy,
  • risible,
  • waggish,
  • diverting,
  • nutty,
  • jocular,
  • absurd,
  • silly,
  • droll,
  • batty.
  •comical (adjective)
  • fool around,
  • camp.
  •cynical (adjective)
  • suspicious,
  • unbelieving,
  • misanthropic,
  • skeptical,
  • pessimistic.
  •facetious (adjective)
  • indecorous,
  • amusing,
  • pleasant,
  • fanciful,
  • jocose,
  • Capering,
  • sprightly,
  • smart,
  • blithe,
  • merry,
  • gay,
  • frivolous,
  • jesting.
  •tongue-in-cheek (adjective)
  • jokingly,
  • tongue-in-cheek,
  • tongue in cheek,
  • in jest,
  • kiddingly,
  • in fun.
  •wry (adjective)
  • contorted,
  • aslant,
  • deformed,
  • warped,
  • crooked,
  • askew,
  • uneven,
  • awry.

• n.

  •
  • surprising,
  • ambiguous,
  • acrid,
  • critical,
  • derisive,
  • cutting,
  • Backbiting,
  • sneering,
  • satiric,
  • disparaging,
  • astonishing,
  • incisive,
  • caustic,
  • staggering,
  • sardonic,
  • paradoxical,
  • spicy,
  • phenomenal,
  • equivocal,
  • earth-shattering,
  • scathing,
  • sensational,
  • extraordinary,
  • exaggerated,
  • ridiculous,
  • unexpected,
  • satirical,
  • remarkable,
  • biting,
  • amazing,
  • trenchant,
  • mordant,
  • subtle,
  • twisted,
  • uncomplimentary,
  • implausible,
  • pungent.
  •
  • quick-witted,
  • I love it,
  • comedy,
  • can take a joke,
  • see the funny side of something,
  • sharp,
  • laugh at yourself,
  • comic,
  • clever,
  • scornful,
  • contemptuous,
  • keen.
  •
  • attitude,
  • respect,
  • cynic.
  •humourous (noun)
  • humourous.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • flippant,
  • impish,
  • funny.
  •
  • Tickled.
  •
  • laugh at.
  •trenchant
  • devastating.

Paraphrases for Ironic:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    satirical, curious, surprising, ludicrous, contradictory, ridiculous, odd, bizarre, puzzling.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    ironical, paradoxical, sarcastic, strange, absurd.

Antonyms for Ironic:

• adj.

  • comic/comical
    sad, serious, unfunny, solemn, sober, tragic.
  • cynical
    trusting, undoubting, believing, optimistic, hopeful.
  • facetious
    grave, formal.
  • ironic
    sincere.
  • ironic/ironical
    deferential, considerate.
  • wry
    straightforward, straight.
  • Other antonyms:
    humourless, unhumorous, congruent, humorless, congruous.

Ironic Sentence Examples:

• He looked with an ironic smile at the gaily dressed party of visitors.

• Besides, the child's out - of - school experience may, in many communities, be relied upon to give him sufficient contact with the ironic and humorous forms of art, literary and otherwise.