ironic
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4.9
- adjective
- /aɪˈrɑːnɪk/
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irónico
- She found it ironic how the fire station burned down while the firefighters were responding to another call.
- an ironic twist
- an ironic title
- ironic, given
So I went up and here's the most ironic part of that day.
- So I went up and here's the most ironic part of that day.
- You know, it's just so ironic how she keeps bringing up money.
- It's very ironic that Todd won the show Survivor.
- It's also kind of ironic how friction walls make walls without friction.
- But what I find ironic is that they believe that Elijah comes twice.
- Surprisingly, Iran's Soleimani also backed him, which is kind of ironic if you think about it.
- I definitely agree with you that it's ironic.
- I had a well, this isn't funny, you know, ironic, not ha ha, funny.
- It's so ironic and karma hilarious.
- Which is ironic that the dread keeps you locked there.
- Now the consequences for education are obvious and ironic.
- I mean, it's, it's very, it's, it's ironic.
Examples
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But what I find ironic is that they believe that Elijah comes twice.
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You know, it's just so ironic how she keeps bringing up money.
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In that sense, art is a kind of ironic thing.
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Yet the story had an ironic end which had given it a special meaning:
Academic text (1991) -
We find ourselves in an ironic situation with our Free Churches in America.
Academic text (1999) -
It's ironic, because if the movie hadn't been a success, there would have been no investigation.
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Perhaps few stage names in pop culture are as ironic as Lady Gaga's.
Academic text (2013) -
The general tone of Dubliners seems ironic, but often we cannot be quite sure.
Academic text (1991) -
And what's ironic is that that's all legal.
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It's very ironic that Todd won the show Survivor.
Synonyms
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Happening in a way that is the opposite of what was expected
Antonyms
How Unexpected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ironic comes from the Greek word eironeia, from eirōn meaning 'pretender' or 'to hide the truth'. So when something happens very different from what you expect, often in a surprising or meaningful way, we call it 'ironic'.