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Ironical

Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.

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Humorous 84% connected

Moist; humid; watery.

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Humorous 84% connected

Moist; humid; watery.

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Incongruous 84% connected

Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; in…

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Incongruous 84% connected

Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; in…

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Irony 74% connected

Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.

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Irony 74% connected

Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.

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Dry 92% connected

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ironic 92% connected

Ironical.

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Wry 92% connected

To cover.

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Achromatic adjective · 78% connection

having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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Blunt adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Candid adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Civilised adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Civilized adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Colloquial adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Conversational adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual e…

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Courteous adjective · 78% connection

characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the…

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Cultivated adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Cultured adjective · 78% connection

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polit…

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Diplomatic adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Diplomatical adjective · 78% connection

using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic change of…

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Direct verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Engineer verb · 78% connection

plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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Formal adjective · 78% connection

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms…

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Forthright adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Frank adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Free-spoken adjective · 78% connection

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New Engl…

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Aha interj. · 78% connection

An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.

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Aim verb · 78% connection

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of f…

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Animadvert verb · 78% connection

To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with on or upon.

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Answer noun · 78% connection

To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a…

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Antiphrasis noun · 78% connection

the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

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Apology noun · 78% connection

An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discour…

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Apophthegm noun · 78% connection

A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.

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Application noun · 78% connection

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or cor…

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Approbatory adjective · 78% connection

Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory.

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Asteism noun · 78% connection

Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.

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Atrocious adjective · 78% connection

Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.

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Causal adjective · 78% connection

Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative.

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Complimentary adjective · 78% connection

Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a complimentary ticket.

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Counter noun · 78% connection

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

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Derisive adjective · 78% connection

Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.

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Dramatic irony noun · 78% connection

(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

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Exclamation noun · 78% connection

A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

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Exclamatory adjective · 78% connection

Containing, expressing, or using exclamation; as, an exclamatory phrase or speaker.

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