unironic

Examples

• All

• But the thoroughly unironic art of Fairey and his ilk suggests some sense that American institutions are solid affairs and deserving of respectful treatment.

  Academic text (2009)

• That earnest, unironic kid.

  Steve Jobs (2015)

• I am still waiting for the unironic return of the fashionable rough though.

• Though now that I look, I can't find a clearly unironic statement about this blog actually being a species of performance art.

  Blog text (9)

• Guy's unironic, never-say-"guilty pleasure" embrace of good food regardless of provenance was almost entirely unique on television, or in almost any media, when the show launched in 2006.

  Blog text (16)

• The redeeming message of All That You Can't Leave Behind is not that U2 has gone back to what has worked for them; the message is that they still believe, and to prove it they've launched a world tour that is as unironic as it is ambitious.

  Fiction book (2001)

• More precisely, it was, as Jimmy explains, a return to the happiness of unironic or real social life: "Disco mercifully overthrew one of the big, tired concerns of the rock era—avoiding too frequent smiles or looks at your partner as to seem uncool."

  Academic text (2002)

• The documentary presented an unironic portrayal of life in the city, highlighting the challenges and triumphs of its residents.

• He expressed his unironic admiration for the artwork, appreciating its beauty and depth without any hint of sarcasm.

• Their unironic enthusiasm for the local festival was infectious, encouraging more people to join in the celebrations.

Synonyms

U

uncynical

vsunironic

1 7.2

Showing trust and belief in other people's good intentions

focuses on plain sincerity and no joking or playful mockery

U

unsarcastic

vsunironic

7.7

Saying something honestly without making fun of someone

is openly sincere and genuine rather than only lacking mockery

Antonyms

I

ironic

49 4.8

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

How Sincere

heartfelt

77 4.3

unironic

1 7.0

earnest

28 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology