All satire synonyms

noun satire

• bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
• echoism — onomatopoeia.
• asteism — use of creative, courteous, and well-mannered sarcasm or ridicule
• asyndeton — the omission of a conjunction between the parts of a sentence
• wit — the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
• anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
• figure of speech — any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other special effect. Compare trope (def 1).
• foolery — foolish action or conduct.
• antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
• fun and games — frivolously diverting activity.
• litotes — understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
• causticness — The state or quality of being caustic.
• alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
• derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
• funnies — providing fun; causing amusement or laughter; amusing; comical: a funny remark; a funny person.
• mock heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
• quip — a clever or witty remark or comment.
• chaffing — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
• comedy — Comedy consists of types of entertainment, such as plays and films, or particular scenes in them, that are intended to make people laugh.
• cartoon — A cartoon is a humorous drawing or series of drawings in a newspaper or magazine.
• whimsicality — Also, whimsicalness. whimsical quality or character.
• wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
• aposiopesis — the device of suddenly breaking off in the middle of a sentence as if unwilling to continue
• burlesque — A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
• metonymies — a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”.
• mock-heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
• merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
• mordacity — biting or given to biting.
• metonymy — a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”.
• onomatopoeia — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
• malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
• mordancy — the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
• field day — a day devoted to outdoor sports or athletic contests, as at a school.
• farce — a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
• buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
• adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
• humor — hacker humour
• apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
• wryness — produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.
• irony — the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
• facetiousness — (uncountable) The state of being facetious.
• wordplay — clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit.
• ellipsis — The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
• wittiness — possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
• lampoon — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
• flim-flam — Misinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true.
• anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
• lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
• brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.