satirically
In mocking critique
In a manner that uses irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or mock—especially to expose foolishness or vice.
Someone who speaks satirically is using humor with a critical edge: He satirically proposed that we solve traffic by banning cars altogether.
The word often signals that apparent praise is actually criticism.
Intentional diminishment for effect
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- incongruityLack of harmony
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
contradiction · absurdity · deadpan · dryly · wryly · tongue-in-cheek · subversion · inversion
Comic exaggerated imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- mockumentarySatirical fake nonfiction film
send-up · pastiche · travesty · imitation · impersonation · mimicry · skit · takeoff
Harsh public mockery
- skewerPointed cooking rod
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- derideMock with contempt
- mockScornful imitation or fake
expose · denounce · censure · scorn · disparage · rebuke · reproach · sneer
understatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- incongruityLack of harmony
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
paradox · contradiction · absurdity · deadpan · dryly · wryly · tongue-in-cheek · subversion · inversion · reversal
spoof
Comic exaggerated imitation
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
mockumentary · send-up · pastiche · travesty · imitation · impersonation · mimicry · skit · takeoff · roast
lampoon
Harsh public mockery
mock · expose · denounce · censure · scorn · disparage · rebuke · reproach · sneer · taunt
farce
Absurd, laughable situation
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- absurdistBeliever in cosmic meaninglessness
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
slapstick · farcical · comedic · tongue-in-cheek · facetious · jest · jape · gag · whimsy · ludicrous
quip
Brief, clever remark
banter · cleverly · drollery · waggishness · raillery · epigram · barb · zinger · riposte · wisecrack
satiricallyearnestly
With deep sincerity
sincerely · unironically · genuinely · seriously · straightforwardly
satiricallyreverently
With profound respect
admiringly · respectfully · solemnly · approvingly · uncritically
- satirical cartoonsHumorous art criticizing society
- satirical comedyHumor exposing folly
- satirical novelFiction mocking through irony
- satirical writingMockery through exaggeration
- satirical artCreative mockery through imagery
- satirical essayProse mocking through humor