What is another word for sardonically?

Pronunciation: [sɑːdˈɒnɪkli] (IPA)

Sardonically is an adverb that describes a mocking, sarcastic or cynical tone. There are several synonyms that can be used interchangeably with sardonically. These include satirically, ironical, derisively, mockingly and facetiously. Each of these words indicates a level of amusing contempt for something or someone. Satirically involves biting humor, irony suggests a layered meaning beneath the surface of the words spoken, derisively is more openly scornful while mockingly highlights ridicule without necessarily intending cruelty. Facetiously, on the other hand, suggests that the speaker is lightly or playfully teasing their audience. All these words provide a wide range of options for conveying the same subtle shade of tone as sardonically.

What are the hypernyms for Sardonically?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Sardonically

Manning was hard and ambitious-a leader of men, Rynason thought sardonically as he surveyed the tables in the dim interior.
"Warlord of Kor"
Terry Gene Carr
He added sardonically, "And it could be so simple that a boy could remember and do it!"
"Long Ago, Far Away"
William Fitzgerald Jenkins AKA Murray Leinster
Soames guessed sardonically at a change of policy somewhere.
"Long Ago, Far Away"
William Fitzgerald Jenkins AKA Murray Leinster

Famous quotes with Sardonically

  • In the past, the United States has sometimes, kind of sardonically, been described as a one-party state: the business party with two factions called Democrats and Republicans. That’s no longer true. It’s still a one-party state, the business party. But it only has one faction. The faction is moderate Republicans, who are now called Democrats. There are virtually no moderate Republicans in what’s called the Republican Party and virtually no liberal Democrats in what’s called the Democratic [sic] Party. It’s basically a party of what would be moderate Republicans and similarly, Richard Nixon would be way at the left of the political spectrum today. Eisenhower would be in outer space. There is still something called the Republican Party, but it long ago abandoned any pretence of being a normal parliamentary party. It’s in lock-step service to the very rich and the corporate sector and has a catechism that everyone has to chant in unison, kind of like the old Communist Party. The distinguished conservative commentator, one of the most respected – Norman Ornstein – describes today’s Republican Party as, in his words, “a radical insurgency – ideologically extreme, scornful of facts and compromise, dismissive of its political opposition” – a serious danger to the society, as he points out.
    Noam Chomsky
  • To blame feminism for women's “lesser life” is to miss entirely the point of feminism, which is to win women a wider range of experience. Feminism remains a pretty simple concept, despite repeated — and enormously effective efforts to dress it up in greasepaint and turn its proponents into gargoyles. As Rebecca West wrote sardonically in 1913, “I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: l only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat."
    Susan Faludi

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