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Synonyms for ironic
aɪˈrɒn ɪkiron·ic

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Wiktionary2.7 / 3 votes

  1. ironicadjective

    Synonyms:
    ironical

  2. ironicadjective

    Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.

    Synonyms:
    ironical

  3. ironicadjective

    Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.

    Synonyms:
    ironical

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dry, ironic, ironical, wryadjective

    humorously sarcastic or mocking

    "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

    Synonyms:
    ironical, teetotal, wry, dry, juiceless

    Antonyms:
    congruous, humourless, humorless, congruent, unhumorous

  2. ironic, ironicaladjective

    characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

    "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"

    Synonyms:
    ironical, wry, dry

    Antonyms:
    congruous, humorless, congruent, humourless, unhumorous

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "ironic":

    ironical, paradoxical, sarcastic, moronic

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#18930ironic
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How to use ironic in a sentence?

  1. Garry McCarthy:

    So what’s happening, and this is ironic, is that a movement with the goal of saving black lives at this point is getting black lives taken, because 80 percent of our murder victims here in Chicago are male blacks.

  2. Liliana Szilagyi:

    It's a bit ironic to lose by 0.01 when you are leading all the way but if this should happen, let it happen here and not in Rio.

  3. Thomas George:

    Isn't that ironic that he likes to protest abortion clinics and he uses that law to fight me.

  4. Al Sharpton:

    The lack of diversity in today’s Oscar nominations is appalling, and while it is good that 'Selma' was nominated for Best Picture, it’s ironic that they nominated a story about the racial shutout around voting while there is a racial shutout around the Oscar nominations, with all of the talent in 'Selma' and other Black movies this year, it is hard to believe that we have less diversity in the nominations today than in recent history.

  5. Donald Trump:

    It is ironic. I didn't know about that. That's probably where she came up with the idea of videos, you know she knew her husband was on it and I think Obama is also.


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