Antonyms for sarcastic

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sahr-kas-tik

Phonetic Transcription : sɑrˈkæs tɪk

Definition of sarcastic

Origin : 1690s, from sarcasm, perhaps on the model of enthusiastic. Related: Sarcastical (1640s); sarcastically.

adj nasty, mocking in speech

Example sentences :

He was awfully handsome and as clever and sarcastic as anything.
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

Then Massot, with his sarcastic impudence, summed up the situation.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

"I've been 'following the gleam,'" said Coryston, with a sarcastic mouth.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

And he finished with a sarcastic allusion, the drift of which was as yet patent to him alone.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Gone were the days of sarcastic ridicule, of visionary politics.
Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet

I imagined I could see the sarcastic smile upon the captain's face.
Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

And with this he burst out into a laugh of sarcastic defiance.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

"I never pillaged you, Repton," said Niel, with a sarcastic smile.
Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

"Come, come," said the other, with a sarcastic coolness that only increased my father's rage.
Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever

"Not without cause, I imagine," said Andor, with a sarcastic laugh.
Extract from : « A Bride of the Plains » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Synonyms for sarcastic

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