Irony

/ˈaɪə.ɹən.i/

Synonyms for "irony" (103 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(5 words)

sarcasm afisr archnesscaustic remarkcultural irony

agile witambiguity ambiguousness ambivalence amphibology antinomy atticism biformity bifurcationblack humorburlesque caricature causticity comedycomplexity of meaningconjugation

Strong matches (31)

Adjective(1 words)

cute

cynicism dichotomydouble entendredouble meaningdouble referencedoubleness doublethink doublingdry witdualism duality duplexity duplication duplicity equivocacy equivocality equivocalness equivocation esprit farce

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figure of speechhalving humor innuendo invective

Noun(4 words)

dramatic ironyflippancy incongruitiesironic outcome

Interjection(1 words)

hallelujah

Related words (51)

janus lampoonlevels of meaningmalapropism metaphor multivocalitynimble witoxymoron pairing paradox parody paronomasia pleasantry polarity polysemousness polysemypretty witpunningquick witready wit

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reparteerichness of meaningsalt sarcasm satiresatiric witsavor of witself-contradiction simile slapstickslapstick humorspeech squibsubtle wittravesty twinning two-facedness twoness uncertaintyvisual humorwit

Adjective(1 words)

lovely

Noun(9 words)

meta ironyoxymorons sarcasms satire satirizingsituational ironytheatrical ironyverbal ironywryness

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

16 entries

concept figurefigure of speechhumor humour image incongruity incongruousnessliterary devicephenomenonphilosophical idearhetorical devicetrope wit witticism wittiness

More specific

5 entries

cosmic ironyfacetiousnesshistorical ironysarcasmtragic irony

Collocations

6 entries

cosmic ironydeadpan ironydramatic ironyirony of fatesituational ironyverbal irony

Inflections

1 entries

ironies

Derivations

4 entries

ironic ironically ironicity ironist

Translations

94 translations across 57 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

ironi noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Arabic

4 entries

اِسْتِهْزَاء noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
تَعَارُض noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
تَنَافُر noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
تَهَكُّم noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Armenian

2 entries

իրոնիա noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
հեգնանք noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

istehza noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
kinayə noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
rişxənd noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Belarusian

1 entries

іро́нія noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Bulgarian

1 entries

иро́ния noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Catalan

1 entries

ironia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

反話 /反话 noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
反語 /反语 noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
諷刺 /讽刺 noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Czech

1 entries

ironie noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Danish

1 entries

ironi noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Dutch

1 entries

ironie noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Esperanto

1 entries

ironio noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Estonian

1 entries

iroonia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Finnish

1 entries

ironia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

French

1 entries

ironie noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Galician

2 entries

ironía noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
retranca noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Georgian

1 entries

ირონია noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

German

1 entries

Ironie noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Greek

1 entries

ειρωνεία noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Hebrew

1 entries

אִירוֹנְיָה noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Hindi

3 entries

विडंबना noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
विडम्बना noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
व्यंग्य noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Hungarian

1 entries

irónia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Icelandic

1 entries

írónía noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Indonesian

1 entries

ironi noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Interlingua

1 entries

ironia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Irish

1 entries

íoróin noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Italian

2 entries

ironia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
paradosso noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Japanese

3 entries

アイロニー noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
反語 noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
諷刺 noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Kazakh

1 entries

ирония noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Korean

2 entries

반어 noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
풍자 noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

ирония noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Latvian

1 entries

ironija noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Lithuanian

1 entries

ironija noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Macedonian

1 entries

иронија noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Māori

2 entries

kōrero takahiri noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
kōrori noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

ironi noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

ironi noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Persian

4 entries

استهزا noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
ریشخند noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
کنایه noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
گواژه noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Polish

1 entries

ironia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Portuguese

1 entries

ironia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Romanian

1 entries

ironie noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Russian

1 entries

иро́ния noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

irònija noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
иро̀нија noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Slovak

1 entries

irónia noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Slovene

1 entries

ironija noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Spanish

1 entries

ironía noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Swedish

1 entries

ironi noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Tagalog

2 entries

libak noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
parikala noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Tajik

3 entries

истеҳзо noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
киноя noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
ришханд noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Tamil

1 entries

வஞ்சப்புகழ்ச்சி noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Thai

4 entries

การแฝงนัย noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
คำถากถาง noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
คำประชด noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
คำประชดประชัน noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Turkish

3 entries

ironi noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
istihza noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
tezat noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Ukrainian

1 entries

іро́нія noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Urdu

1 entries

اِسْتِہْزا noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Uyghur

3 entries

ئىرونىيە noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
تەنە noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
كىنايە noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Uzbek

3 entries

ironiya noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
istehzo noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
kinoya noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Vietnamese

2 entries

giống gang noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)
giống thép noun (statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.

Source: tatoeba (271931)

There was a touch of irony in his speech.

Source: tatoeba (285591)

She will perceive his irony.

Source: tatoeba (316437)

"Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.

Source: tatoeba (463421)

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