Antonyms for ironic
aɪˈrɒn ɪkiron·ic

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1. ironicadjective

   Synonyms:
   ironical

2. ironicadjective

   Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.

   Synonyms:
   ironical

3. ironicadjective

   Given to the use of irony; sarcastic.

   Synonyms:
   ironical

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1. dry, ironic, ironical, wryadjective

   humorously sarcastic or mocking

   "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"

   Antonyms:
   congruous, humourless, humorless, congruent, unhumorous

   Synonyms:
   ironical, teetotal, wry, dry, juiceless

2. ironic, ironicaladjective

   characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

   "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"

   Antonyms:
   congruous, humorless, congruent, humourless, unhumorous

   Synonyms:
   ironical, wry, dry

How to use ironic in a sentence?

1. Marcus Thornton:

   You know, it's ironic and really disturbing that in the last several in the last five years, I've received multiple awards for my work, fighting for and defending human rights, fighting for and defending religious freedom, and now over the past year, the government has threatened me with termination, excluded me from the workforce, discriminated against me and subjected me to harassment, for standing up for those very principles, for human rights and for religious freedom and for the right to bodily autonomy and medical choice.

2. Tom Hayes:

   Well that's sort of ironic that you're firing me given that you were involved in it up to your eyeballs as well.

3. Dean Mazzarella:

   Here in Leominster, it's Pink Flamingo Day every day, but it's just kind of ironic how within a day of his passing, it just so happens to be. He'd be thrilled.

4. Le Brun:

   It's ironic. The U.S. economy is starting to boom and crude oil prices are contracting in the opposite direction, every time oil prices come up for air an OPEC member or short sellers manage to push it lower.

5. David Ling:

   To be on board and confronted by a safety video you’re obliged to watch set in Antarctica is beyond ironic, it is the ultimate insensitive insult to the families, both immediate and wider.

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