SARCASM Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word sarcasm. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SARCASM
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irony | nounn | |||||||
noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs | ||||||||
satire | nounn | |||||||
noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others | ||||||||
derision | nounn | |||||||
noun • contemptuous laughter • the act of deriding or treating with contempt | ||||||||
facetiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • playful humor | ||||||||
gibe | verbv | |||||||
noun • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect verb • be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics • laugh at with contempt and derision | ||||||||
ridicule | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate • the act of deriding or treating with contempt verb • subject to laughter or ridicule | ||||||||
taunt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing verb • harass with persistent criticism or carping | ||||||||
caustic remark | nounn | |||||||
noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn |