sarcastic

Examples

• All

• I asked if he's fine and all he says in a sarcastic tone is peachy.

  Two Hot Takes

• And this is just like an entertaining, sarcastic perspective on that.

• It's very easy to be sarcastic about religion.

  The Boondock Saints (1999)

• No, no, I was being sarcastic.

  Deck the Halls (2006)

• Luckily, and I came to know Chris is a very sarcastic and very funny person, right?

• We were about the same age, liked the same music, and were sarcastic and irreverent.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I could be sarcastic and talk back and the kids loved it and the teachers didn't.

• We know you like to give these one-word, sarcastic answers.

  Lake Placid (1999)

• My smile grows uncertain as I try to figure out if he's being sarcastic or genuine.

  Academic text (2009)

• Her sarkastic remarks made it clear that she didn't really like his choice of movie.

Synonyms

I

ironic

vssarcastic

49 4.8

Saying the opposite of what you mean to be funny or mocking

leans more toward ridicule and may be intended to wound

S

snarky

vssarcastic

• Informal

37 7.9

Being rude in a clever, mocking way

is more generally ironic and often intends to hurt or offend

W

wry

vssarcastic

21 7.5

Showing dry, slightly mocking humor and not taking things seriously

is often harsher and more openly hurtful in tone

S

sardonic

vssarcastic

9 8.1

Showing mocking, bitter humor that makes fun of people

can be less bitter and more simply ironic or ridiculing

C

caustic

vssarcastic

9 7.4

Being very sharp and unkind in speech or writing

may be sharper in attack, while key includes ironic hurtfulness

M

mocking

vssarcastic

2 4.5

Making fun of someone to show you do not respect them

focuses more on irony and may aim to wound as well

M

mordant

vssarcastic

• Formal

1 8.7

Expressing sharp, often ironic criticism that can feel harsh

is broader, covering general ridicule not only sharp irony

I

ironical

vssarcastic

1 6.4

Saying the opposite of what you mean to be funny or mocking

is more likely to express ridicule and cause offense

S

sarky

vssarcastic

• UK

9.9

To say mocking or rude things to tease someone

is similar but is not limited to informal or regional use

Antonyms

S

sincere

239 2.5

Being honest and showing what you really feel

E

earnest

57 4.3

Serious and sincere about what you say or do

How Sarcastic

scathing

19 7.7

biting

5.4

sarcastic

99 4.0

ironic

49 4.8

wry

21 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology