Synonyms and Antonyms of satiric
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
- a satiric story about the movie business
acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, 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
