ironising
Speaking with sarcasm
Ironising is the British spelling of ironizing—using irony, or treating something with ironic detachment.
To ironise is to speak or write in a way that conveys meaning opposite to the literal words, or to view something through a lens of knowing skepticism: She couldn't stop ironising about her own ambitions.
The American spelling is ironizing.
Scornful ridicule or travesty
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- contemptDisdainful disregard
ridicule · disdain · cynicism · taunting · scoffing · jeer · jibe · snark
Satirical imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- send-upMocking imitation of something
burlesque · travesty · pastiche · skit · roast · takedown · exaggeration · mimicry
Playful, teasing exchange
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- joshingPlayful mocking
- jestingPlayful, unserious speech
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
kidding · raillery · tongue-in-cheek · lighthearted · whimsy · facetious · deadpan · dry humour
Brief, clever remark
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- drolleryWhimsical, understated humor
bon mot · riposte · witticism · punchline · sharpness · astuteness · verbal sparring · double meaning
mockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
contempt · ridicule · disdain · cynicism · taunting · scoffing · jeer · jibe · snark · sardonic
parody
Satirical imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
send-up · burlesque · travesty · pastiche · skit · roast · takedown · exaggeration · mimicry · skewering
banter
Playful, teasing exchange
ribbing · kidding · raillery · tongue-in-cheek · lighthearted · whimsy · facetious · deadpan · dry humour · self-deprecating
quip
Brief, clever remark
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- wordplayVerbal wit techniques
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
drollery · bon mot · riposte · witticism · punchline · sharpness · astuteness · verbal sparring · double meaning · understatement
ironisingasserting
Stating something confidently
declaring · affirming · avowing · testifying · proclaiming
irony, ironic, ironical, ironically, ironize, ironized, ironizing, ironizes