Qualities

Synonyms for ironic

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

humorously sarcastic or mocking

An ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

dry

Same sentence, swapped: An dry remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for ironic as it is used in the sentence above.

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Closest first: other qualities words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

fieryadjectiveflamingpassionate or quick-temperedTreelineHas a reason line fightnouncombatthe act of fightingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line fishyadjectivefunnynot as expectedTreeline fittingadjectivedecentin harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasionTreeline deepadjectiveabstrusedifficult to penetrateSummitHas a reason line defectnounshortcominga failing or deficiencyHigh CampHas a reason line deficitnounshortagethe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or requiredRidgeline poundverbramstrike or drive against with a heavy impactTreeline2 senses

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