7
irony(noun, feature, speech, language)
6
figure of speech(expression, feature, figure, speech, language)
5
trope(noun, feature, speech, language)
4
communication(noun, speech, statement, contact, conversation)
4
contact(noun, communication, speech, statement, conversation)
4
conversation(noun, communication, speech, statement, contact)
4
ironic form(expression, form, speech, irony)
4
opposition(noun, feature, state, inconsistency, contradiction)
4
rhetorical device(expression, feature, speech, device, language)
4
speech(noun, communication, statement, contact, conversation)
3
contrariety(noun, feature, state, opposition)
3
figurative language(expression, feature, speech, language)
3
literary device(expression, feature, device, language)
3
literary technique(expression, feature, speech, language)
3
literary trope(expression, feature, speech, language)
2
contradiction(noun, opposition, inconsistency, refutation)
2
deceit(noun, duplicity, hypocrisy, dissimulation)
2
dissimulation(noun, deceit, duplicity, hypocrisy)
2
duplicity(noun, deceit, hypocrisy, dissimulation)
2
expression(noun, communication, speech, statement, message)
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APASmart Define. (1970). verbal irony thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/verbal_irony/thesaurus/broader
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HarvardSmart Define 1970, verbal irony thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/verbal_irony/thesaurus/broader>.
MLASmart Define. "verbal irony thesaurus" 1 January 1970. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/verbal_irony/thesaurus/broader>