What is another word for sarcastic?
428 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sɑːkˈastɪk], [ sɑːkˈastɪk], [ s_ɑː_k_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k]
The English language offers a multitude of synonyms for the word "sarcastic", each with their own unique nuances. Other words to describe sarcasm might include ironic, sardonic, satirical, wry, cynical, or facetious. Irony can convey a sarcastic tone while also highlighting the contrast between expected and actual outcomes. Sardonic emphasizes a bitterness or mockery behind words. Satirical rhetoric is similarly caustic but often aims to critique societal issues or norms. Wry humor can be seen as subtly sarcastic with a dry tone. Cynical is closely linked with a disbelief in idealism and often tied to sarcasm. And lastly, facetious is often used to describe a playful or humorous form of sarcasm.
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Similar words for sarcastic:
- backhanded (adjective)
- contemptuous (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- insolent (adjective)
- libelous (adjective)
- misanthropic (adjective)
- overcritical (adjective)
- painful (adjective)
- pungent (adjective)
- tongue-in-cheek (adjective)
- abusive (adjective)
- acid (adjective)
- acrimonious (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- captious (adjective)
- corrosive (adjective)
- crusty (adjective)
- cutting (adjective)
- cynical (adjective)
- derisive (adjective)
- derogatory (adjective)
- facetious (adjective)
- nasty (adjective)
- nasty, mocking in speech (adjective)
- poignant (adjective)
- pointed (adjective)
- satirical/satiric (adjective)
- scathing (adjective)
- sharp-tongued (adjective)
- stinging (adjective)
- barbed (noun)
- black (noun)
- grim (noun)
- mordacious (noun)
- nipping (noun)
- sarcastic (noun)
- base
- belittling
- biting
- caustic
- cross
- cynical
- derogatory
- harsh
- overcritical
- sarcastic
- sardonic
- scornful
- trenchant
- unkind
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Sarcastic:
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adj.
• backhanded • contemptuous- Ridiculing ,
- antipathetic ,
- contemptuous ,
- deprecative ,
- derisive ,
- disdainful ,
- disparaging ,
- flippant ,
- insulting ,
- jeering ,
- mocking ,
- sardonic ,
- scoffing .
- arrogant ,
- audacious ,
- bold ,
- brash ,
- brazen ,
- callous ,
- candid ,
- cheeky ,
- defiant ,
- discourteous ,
- disrespectful ,
- flagrant ,
- impertinent ,
- impolite ,
- insolent ,
- insubordinate ,
- irreverent ,
- mouthy ,
- outrageous ,
- outspoken ,
- presumptuous ,
- rude ,
- sacrilegious ,
- saucy .
- in solent ,
- in-solent ,
- more calumniating ,
- more castigating ,
- more invective ,
- more maligning ,
- more obloquious ,
- more reproachful ,
- more reviling ,
- more scolding ,
- more traducing ,
- more upbraiding ,
- more vilifying ,
- most calumniating ,
- most castigating ,
- most invective ,
- most maligning ,
- most obloquious ,
- most reproachful ,
- most reviling ,
- most scolding ,
- most traducing ,
- most upbraiding ,
- most vilifying ,
- opprobrious ,
- up braiding ,
- up-braiding .
- ex acting ,
- ex-acting ,
- fault finding ,
- hyper critical ,
- hyper-critical ,
- irritable ,
- more caviling ,
- more cavillous ,
- more deprecating ,
- more exceptive ,
- more nit picking ,
- more nit-picking ,
- most caviling ,
- most cavillous ,
- most deprecating ,
- most exceptive ,
- most nit picking ,
- most nit-picking ,
- nit picking .
- ill humored ,
- ill-humored ,
- illhumored ,
- more ill humored ,
- more ill-humored ,
- more illhumored ,
- more snarling ,
- more vinegary ,
- most crabbed ,
- most ill humored ,
- most ill-humored ,
- most illhumored ,
- most snarling ,
- most vinegary ,
- short tempered ,
- shorttempered ,
- snappish .
- In-going ,
- clearcut ,
- in going ,
- in goinger ,
- in goingest ,
- in-goinger ,
- in-goingest ,
- ingoinger ,
- ingoingest ,
- more wounding ,
- most wounding .
- mis anthropical ,
- mis-anthropical ,
- more ironic ,
- more misanthropical ,
- most misanthropical ,
- un believing ,
- un-believing ,
- wry .
- Gally ,
- flip ,
- flippest ,
- gallier ,
- galliest ,
- more out of line ,
- more out-of-line ,
- more taunting ,
- most out of line ,
- most out-of-line ,
- most taunting ,
- smartalecky .
- de crying ,
- de grading ,
- de precatory ,
- de rogatory ,
- de spiteful ,
- de-crying ,
- de-grading ,
- de-precatory ,
- de-rogatory ,
- de-spiteful ,
- dis honoring ,
- dis-honoring ,
- more aspersing ,
- more decrying ,
- more detracting ,
- more dishonoring ,
- more minimizing ,
- most aspersing ,
- most decrying ,
- most detracting ,
- most dishonoring ,
- most minimizing ,
- un favorable ,
- un flattering ,
- un-favorable ,
- un-flattering .
- facetious ,
- farcical ,
- funnier ,
- in decorous ,
- in-decorous ,
- joking ,
- laughable ,
- ludicrous ,
- more capering ,
- more jesting ,
- more joshing ,
- more punning ,
- more ridiculous ,
- more wisecracking ,
- most capering ,
- most comic ,
- most jesting ,
- most jocose ,
- most joshing ,
- most punning ,
- most sportive ,
- most wisecracking ,
- playful ,
- pulling leg ,
- pulling one leg ,
- pulling ones leg ,
- sportive ,
- witty .
- beastlier ,
- beastliest ,
- dis agreeable ,
- dis tasteful ,
- dis-agreeable ,
- dis-tasteful ,
- un kind ,
- un kinder ,
- un kindest ,
- un pleasant ,
- un-kind ,
- un-kinder ,
- un-kindest ,
- un-pleasant .
- acerb ,
- cussed ,
- evil ,
- mean ,
- needling ,
- ornery ,
- salty ,
- scurrilous ,
- sharp ,
- smart-alecky ,
- trenchant ,
- weisenheiming .
- boiled down ,
- calling a spade spade ,
- calling spade spade ,
- in nutshell ,
- in sinuating ,
- in-sinuating ,
- laid line ,
- laid on line ,
- laid the line ,
- more right on ,
- more right-on ,
- more righton ,
- more short and sweet ,
- more short-and-sweet ,
- most right on ,
- most right-on ,
- most righton ,
- most short and sweet ,
- most short-and-sweet ,
- on button ,
- right it ,
- righton .
-
n.
• barbed • black • grim- grim .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- acerbity ,
- acidity ,
- acridity ,
- causticity ,
- contumacy ,
- contumely ,
- corrosiveness ,
- despisal ,
- despite ,
- disdain ,
- disregard ,
- disrespect ,
- humor ,
- humour ,
- language ,
- manner ,
- mockery ,
- mordacity ,
- mordancy ,
- scorn ,
- tone ,
- tongue ,
- trenchancy ,
- way ,
- wit .
- Chaffing ,
- Hudibrastic ,
- Scurrile ,
- Snarling ,
- Snickering ,
- Twitting ,
- acrimonious ,
- austere ,
- brusque ,
- captious ,
- contumelious ,
- disillusioned ,
- harsh ,
- hostile ,
- irascible ,
- ironical ,
- offensive ,
- pert ,
- quizzical ,
- rabelaisian ,
- severe ,
- taunting ,
- unbelieving .
- Cavillous ,
- Exceptive ,
- Obloquious ,
- abusive ,
- aculeate ,
- backhanded ,
- calling a spade a spade ,
- calling spade a spade ,
- clear cut ,
- erosive ,
- flipper ,
- in a nutshell ,
- ingoing ,
- laid on the line ,
- misanthropical ,
- nit-picking ,
- not serious ,
- on the button ,
- out of line ,
- out-of-line ,
- paradoxical ,
- poignant ,
- pointed ,
- pulling one's leg ,
- pungent ,
- punning ,
- putting one on ,
- reproachful ,
- right to it ,
- right-on ,
- satirical ,
- scornful ,
- short-and-sweet ,
- smart alecky ,
- snarky ,
- spoofing ,
- strongly acid ,
- vinegary ,
- vituperative ,
- wisecracking ,
- zesty .
How to use "Sarcastic" in context?
There is no one answer to the question of whatmakes someone sarcastic. It could be a personality trait, experience or a learned skill. But, generally speaking, sarcasm is a form of communication in which one person expresses sarcasm or amusement in order to draw out or rebuke another. This can be done by using words, tones or body language with a specific purpose. For example, someone might say "Wow, that's really insightful" to a sarcastic comment in order to convey that they take the words seriously, despite the irony of the message.
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