Synonyms and Antonyms of sardonic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
- a sardonic little jab that made her visitor quiet and subdued for the rest of the night
acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, satiric (or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart
brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky (also spikey), tartish
incisive, keen, poignant, trenchant
cynical, dry, ironic (also ironical), wry
facetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheek
acrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolic
harsh, rough, severe, stringent
abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, terse
backhanded, insincere
amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggish
gentle, mild
bland
good-humored, good-natured
diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane
affable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable
