SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
sarcastic
adjective
Using cutting or mocking remarks, often through verbal irony.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Cutting or mocking
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Usage distinction
Return to topSarcastic language aims a verbal barb. Ironic language may simply communicate a contrast, while scathing need not use irony.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See sarcastic in use
His sarcastic praise made clear that he disliked the proposal.
A sarcastic reply about another silent microphone praised its wonderful reliability while clearly mocking the equipment failure.
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