sarcasm

Noun

Meaning

A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a cutting jest.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

satire irony ridicule gibe derision taunt caustic remark barb cut venom malice severity metaphor contempt dig

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Antonyms

garland lei kudos award orchid purple heart

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Hypernyms

humor humour wit witticism wittiness

Phrases with the word

without sarcasm lieutenant sarcasm

Examples

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. Thomas Carlyle

Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt. Cassandra Clare

The spirit of sarcasm lives and thrives in the midst of universal wreck; its balls are enchanted and itself invulnerable, and it braves retaliations and reprisals because itself is a mere flash, a bodiless and magical nothing. Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Sarcasm is a Manchester trait. Peter Hook

That's the difference between irony and sarcasm. Irony can be spontaneous, while sarcasm requires volition. You have to create sarcasm. Christopher Moore (author)

Useless protest, critic, or sarcasm. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sarc- sarcalumenin sarcase sarcasm detector sarcasm-impaired sarcasmous