ironizing
Speaking with sarcasm
Ironizing is using irony—saying one thing while meaning another, or highlighting contradictions between expectation and reality.
Writers ironize when they treat subjects with detachment or subtle mockery: The film ironizes suburban conformity without condemning it outright.
The term appears mostly in literary and cultural criticism.
Skeptical of metanarratives
- self-referentialAlluding to itself
- metafictionalAware of being written
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- distancingCreating space or separation
Socratic · Swift · Austen · deadpan · tongue-in-cheek · wry · sardonic · sarcastic
Critiquing through exaggerated mockery
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- subvertingSeeking to overthrow
- critiquingExamining and judging quality
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
undermining · questioning · exposing · lampooning · skewering · ridiculing · parodying · deconstructing
Placing together for contrast
- contrastingShowing striking differences
- invertingTurning something over
- exaggeratingOverstating for effect
- understatingRepresenting as less significant
feigning · pretending · dissembling · overstatement · litotes · hyperbole · antithesis · contradiction
postmodern
Skeptical of metanarratives
- self-referentialAlluding to itself
- metafictionalAware of being written
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
distancing · Socratic · Swift · Austen · deadpan · tongue-in-cheek · wry · sardonic · sarcastic · dry
satirizing
Critiquing through exaggerated mockery
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- subvertingSeeking to overthrow
- critiquingExamining and judging quality
deflating · undermining · questioning · exposing · lampooning · skewering · ridiculing · parodying · deconstructing · unmasking
juxtaposing
Placing together for contrast
- contrastingShowing striking differences
- invertingTurning something over
- exaggeratingOverstating for effect
understating · feigning · pretending · dissembling · overstatement · litotes · hyperbole · antithesis · contradiction · reversal
treating
Dealing with medically
- coatingApplied surface covering
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
finishing · flattening · heating · steaming · creasing · fabric · wrinkles · laundry · garments · steam
ironizingliteralizing
Treating figures as facts
declaring · affirming · asserting · speaking frankly · professing
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