ironical C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /aɪˈrɑnɪkəl/ UK /aɪˈrɒnɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj expressing or characterized by irony He gave an ironical smile at the so-called good news. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · expressing or characterized... sardonicsarcasticwrymockingsatiricalparadoxical ↔ Opposites sincereliteralearnest Word family Derived forms ironically Related forms ironyironicironist Etymology AI details From irony (via Latin ironia, from Ancient Greek eironeia 'dissimulation, feigned ignorance', from eiron 'dissembler') plus the suffixes -ic and -al. eironeia Ancient Greek eiron Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ironical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /aɪˈrɑnɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /aɪˈrɒnɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. expressing or characterized by irony ## Examples - He gave an ironical smile at the so-called good news. ## Synonyms - sardonic - sarcastic - wry - mocking - satirical - paradoxical ## Antonyms - sincere - literal - earnest ## Derived Forms - ironically ## Related Forms - irony - ironic - ironist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: eironeia - Root: eiron ## Etymology From irony (via Latin ironia, from Ancient Greek eironeia 'dissimulation, feigned ignorance', from eiron 'dissembler') plus the suffixes -ic and -al. ## AI Etymology Ironical is from irony (via Latin ironia, from Ancient Greek eironeia 'dissimulation, feigned ignorance', from eiron 'dissembler') plus the suffixes -ic and -al. Important recorded forms include eironeia (Ancient Greek) and eiron (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers expressing or characterized by irony. The wider family includes derived forms such as ironically and related words such as irony, ironic, and ironist. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown