sarcastic
Saying the opposite of what you mean to make fun of someone.
sarcastic in a sentence
- 'Oh, brilliant work,' said Tom in a sarcastic voice when his sister spilt juice all over his homework.
- 'Lovely weather for a barbecue,' said Gran in a sarcastic voice as hail bounced off the patio.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to sarcastic?
- Asincere
- Bgenuine
- Cmocking
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C: mocking. The other three mean the opposite of sarcastic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to sarcastic?
- Asincere
- Bscornful
- Cmocking
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A: sincere. The other three mean nearly the same as sarcastic.
Words that mean something similar
mocking, scornful
Words that mean the opposite
sincere, genuine
More words about speech & sound
- scold: To tell someone off angrily for doing something wrong.
- shriek: To give a sudden loud high scream; or the scream itself.
- shrill: So high and piercing that it hurts your ears.
- squabble: To argue noisily about something small and unimportant.
- stammer: To speak with pauses and repeated sounds, finding it hard to get words out.
- summarise: To give the main points of something in a short way.
- summon: To officially call someone to come to you.
- taunt: To tease someone in a cruel way to upset them.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test