Answer to "Sarcasm" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word IRONY , but the solution may also be SNARK which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in New York Times).

Sarcasm crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
IRONY	77 %	5
CAUSTICNESS	8 %	11
SNARK	8 %	5
ACID	8 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sarcasm

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• satire
• irony
• caustic remark
• sarcastic
• mockery
• travesty
• derision
• acid
• snark
• facetiousness
• humor
• humour

Crossword Answer definitions

IRONY noun

1. A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
2. Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
3. Ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist; Socratic irony.
4. The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way.
5. Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.

IRONY adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result IRONY

• "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
• O. Henry device
• Literary device
• Subtle twist
• "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
• Device used by O. Henry
• Sardonic wit
• "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
• Dramatic device
• Literary twist

More clues leading to the result CAUSTICNESS

• Sarcasm.

More clues leading to the result SNARK

• "The Hunting of the ___ " (Lewis Carroll)
• Lewis Carroll creature
• Sass
• Make catty remarks
• Quarry in a Carroll verse
• Carroll creature
• Sarcastic comment
• Creature in a Carroll poem
• Jack London's boat
• Lewis Carroll critter

More clues leading to the result ACID

• Amino, boric, or citric
• Etcher's need
• Litmus reddener
• Nitric or sulfuric
• Bitter
• Etching fluid
• Kind of test
• Tangy
• Test type
• Word with rock or rain