What is another word for ironic?
Pronunciation:
[ a͡ɪɹˈɒnɪk], [ aɪɹˈɒnɪk], [ aɪ_ɹ_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]
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Similar words for ironic:
- amusing (adjective)
- comic/comical (adjective)
- comical (adjective)
- cynical (adjective)
- facetious (adjective)
- ironic (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- tongue-in-cheek (adjective)
- wry (adjective)
- humourous (noun)
- incongruous (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other synonyms
- trenchant
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Ironic:
adj.
• amusing (adjective) • 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.
- indecorous,
- amusing,
- pleasant,
- fanciful,
- jocose,
- Capering,
- sprightly,
- smart,
- blithe,
- merry,
- gay,
- frivolous,
- jesting.
- ludicrous,
- horse tail,
- fool-headed,
- boffo,
- Gelastic,
- putting one on,
- punning,
- laughable,
- crazy shtick,
- off the wall,
- irreverent,
- characteristic,
- flaky,
- schtick,
- loony,
- witty,
- not serious,
- sportive,
- horse's tail,
- ironic,
- funnier,
- for grins,
- ironical,
- goofus,
- foolheaded,
- mocking,
- flipper,
- Gump,
- sarcastic,
- screwy,
- salty,
- farcical,
- side-splitting,
- cynical,
- joking,
- fooler,
- misanthropical,
- goofy,
- playful,
- facetious,
- pulling one's leg,
- contradictory,
- wisecracking.
n.
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- 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.
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- 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.
- impact,
- spillover,
- come,
- offshoot,
- product,
- aftereffect,
- resulting,
- in,
- stench,
- sequel,
- first fruit,
- function,
- implication,
- aftermath,
- éclat,
- the upshot,
- fruit,
- knock-on effect,
- end result,
- backwash,
- outgrowth,
- by-product,
- monument,
- outcome,
- consequence,
- -ment,
- repercussion,
- fallout,
- child,
- trickle-down,
- bed,
- reverberation,
- age,
- net result,
- dry,
- result,
- bitter,
- effect,
- bang,
- corollary,
- consequent,
- ramification,
- payoff,
- bite,
- spin-off,
- wry,
- resultant,
- irony,
- action,
- ripple effect.
Other synonyms:
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- Tickled.
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- laugh at.
- jarring,
- oxymoronic,
- complex,
- mixed,
- sly,
- fey,
- multifaceted,
- stinging,
- harsh,
- disdainful,
- taunting,
- malicious,
- compound,
- acrimonious,
- polysemous,
- amphibious,
- derisory,
- pawky,
- jumbled,
- Cavilling,
- juiceless,
- malevolent,
- Amphibolous,
- censorious,
- varied,
- Insinuative,
- heterogeneous,
- multinational,
- figurative,
- composite,
- patchy,
- jeering,
- allusive,
- perverse,
- referential,
- devious,
- Allusory,
- quizzical,
- ambivalent,
- indiscriminate,
- contrary,
- obscure,
- contumelious,
- implicatory,
- intricate,
- Insinuating,
- Hudibrastic,
- abusive,
- malefic,
- combined,
- disrespectful,
- scurrilous,
- self-contradictory,
- captious,
- enigmatic,
- syncretic,
- mock,
- spiteful,
- nasty,
- compounded,
- Exaggerating,
- polysemantic,
- tongue-in-cheek,
- many-sided,
- virulent,
- multiracial,
- mysterious,
- illogic,
- poisonous,
- medley,
- antinomic,
- implicational,
- suggestive,
- teetotal,
- carping,
- fifty-fifty,
- lighthearted,
- inferential,
- scrambled,
- promiscuous,
- miscellaneous,
- illogical,
- Insinuatory,
- acidulous,
- pluralistic,
- tart,
- uncertain,
- Mingled,
- indicative,
- spoofing,
- Ridiculing,
- Multivocal,
- acid,
- insulting,
- Aspersive,
- Equivocatory,
- inconsistent,
- acidic,
- rabelaisian,
- conglomerate,
- blended,
- half-and-half,
- motley,
- Amphibological,
- acerbic,
- implicative,
- dappled,
- venomous,
- eclectic,
- amalgamated.
How to use "Ironic" in context?
The word "ironic" has caused more confusion among people than anything else. Some people use it to describe things that are funny, while others use it to describe things that are not supposed to be funny.
The first definition is the most common and refers to something that is funny because it is the opposite of what is expected. For example, when someone says that a situation is ironic, they are referring to the fact that the situation is not what was expected.
The second definition is more complicated and refers to something that is not supposed to be funny but is funny because it is the opposite of what is meant.
Paraphrases for Ironic:
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Independent
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Adjective
bizarre, contradictory, curious, ludicrous, odd, puzzling, ridiculous, satirical, surprising.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
absurd, ironical, paradoxical, sarcastic, strange.
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