unironically
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5.4
- adverb
- /ˌʌnɪˈrɑɪnɪkli/
:
sin ironía
- She loves her job, unironically, and looks forward to going to work every day.
He says he accused his neighbors of trying to kill him unironically.
- He says he accused his neighbors of trying to kill him unironically.
- The other choice is this is Albert Einstein, the last person to use that mustache unironically.
- I knew inevitably the day would come when I called Dunkin' Donuts donkeys, unironically so if I touched base with my feelings.
Examples
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He declared, unironically, that pineapple belongs on pizza.
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You know, I think my kids unironically probably wouldn't care if I swapped out their existing computer with this one.
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I sincerely, unironically want you to go away.
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Well, I do wear a bowtie on purpose, unironically, to work.
Blog text (17) -
The other day, the L.A. Times ran an editorial unironically calling L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa the "Transportation Mayor."
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Some of the patrons seemed truly, deeply, unironically into the film, but many more seemed to be treating it as a nostalgia trip.
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You're an atheist who uses the term "scientism" unironically.
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Like somehow trolls are some appalling new thing to be battled against unironically.
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It is Whitman's rambling poetic opus, unabashedly and unironically in love with the experience of being alive in the then fledgling country of the U.S. of A.
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I truly appreciate your help, and I say that unironically.
Synonyms
216
2.5
In a real and honest way, not pretending
182
1.3
In a truthful way that shows you mean what you say
20
3.9
In a serious and honest way that shows a strong wish
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6.7
In a direct and honest way without hiding anything
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3.9
In a clear, honest way without hiding anything
In a sincere and honest way that shows true feeling
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
unironically = ironically (transparent) = un + ironic + ally
The adverb is formed by negating 'ironically' with the productive prefix 'un-', yielding a straightforward 'not ironically' meaning.
Etymology
The word unironically starts with un- meaning 'not', like in unhappy, and ends with irony, which is when someone says the opposite of what they mean or uses sarcasm. So to do something unironically is to do it 'without' sarcasm, honestly and sincerely.