Humor/Irony/Sarcasm Tone

Question 0

Bantering

Answer 0

an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.

Question 1

amused

Answer 1

pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

Question 2

Bitter

Answer 2

characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred.

Question 3

Caustic

Answer 3

severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark.

Question 4

Comical

Answer 4

producing laughter; amusing; funny: a comical fellow.

Question 5

Condescending

Answer 5

showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They resented the older neighbors’ condescending cordiality.

Question 6

Contemptuous

Answer 6

the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.

Question 7

Critical

Answer 7

inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.

Question 8

Cynical

Answer 8

bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.

Question 9

Disdainful

Answer 9

to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.

Question 10

Droll

Answer 10

amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.

Question 11

Facetious

Answer 11

not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.

Question 12

Flippant

Answer 12

frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.

Question 13

Giddy

Answer 13

frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty: a giddy young person.

Question 14

Humorous

Answer 14

a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.

Question 15

Insolent

Answer 15

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.

Question 16

Ironic

Answer 16

using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark.

Question 17

Irreverent

Answer 17

not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.

Question 18

Joking

Answer 18

something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.

Question 19

Malicious

Answer 19

full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful: malicious gossip.

Question 20

Mock-heroic

Answer 20

imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.

Question 21

Mocking

Answer 21

Imitating something

Question 22

Mock-seriousness

Answer 22

Imitating being serious

Question 23

Patronizing

Answer 23

displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.

Question 24

Pompous

Answer 24

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.

Question 25

Quizzical

Answer 25

odd, queer, or comical.

Question 26

Ribald

Answer 26

vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous.

Question 27

Ridiculous

Answer 27

causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.

Question 28

Sad

Answer 28

Sad

Question 29

Sarcastic

Answer 29

harsh or bitter derision or irony.

Question 30

Sardonic

Answer 30

harsh or bitter derision or irony.

Question 31

Satiric

Answer 31

of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.

Question 32

Scornful

Answer 32

full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.

Question 33

Sharp

Answer 33

Witty or smart

Question 34

Silly

Answer 34

weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.

Question 35

Taunting

Answer 35

to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.

Question 36

Teasing

Answer 36

to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.

Question 37

Whimsical

Answer 37

given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.

Question 38

Wry

Answer 38

produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features: a wry grin.