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Ironical

🔄 Synonyms of "Ironical"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
wryverbDryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
incongruousNot similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
humorousFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
drynounFree from or lacking moisture.
ironic(of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
humourous(chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ironical"

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WordDefinition
ironic(of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
humourous(chiefly UK, uncommon, proscribed) Alternative spelling of humorous. [Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.]
humorousFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
incongruousNot similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
wryDryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
dryFree from or lacking moisture.
sarcasticContaining sarcasm.
satiricalOf, pertaining to, or connected with satire.
moronic(informal) Behaving in the manner of a moron; idiotic; stupid.
ironynoun(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
post-ironicExhibiting or relating to post-irony.
symbolisticCharacterized by the use of symbols.
equivocatoryIndicating, or characterized by, equivocation; having a double meaning.
ionicnoun(chemistry) of, relating to, or containing ions
oxymoronicOf or pertaining to an oxymoron.
charactonymous(literature) Of, or relating to, a charactonym (a fitting name of a character).
satiricOf or pertaining to satire.
characterizationalRelating to characterization.
metaphoricalPertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.
fictocriticalRelating to fictocriticism.

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