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satire Noun

— Satire is a way of writing or speaking. It uses humor to say bad things as a way to change people's thinking. Examples of satire are irony and sarcasm.

satire

— noun (= sarcasm, irony) witty language used to convey insults or scorn he used sarcasm to upset his opponent irony is wasted on the stupid Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own — -Jonathan Swift

Synonyms satire synonyms

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satire English » English

irony

sarcasm

lampoon

ridicule

farce

parody

comedy

squib

skit

satirize

pasquinade

mockery

cynicism

caustic remark

caricature

burlesque

travesty

travestry

spoof

sneer

scoffing

ridiculousness

pleasantry

pamphlet

mock

libel

laughableness

jeering

jeer

insult

innuendo

humor

fun

derision

contempt

cartoon

be sarcastic

be ironic

Topics satire topics

What do people use satire to talk about?

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Mock

• What words refer to mocking someone?
  mock mockery make fun of tease taunt ridicule scorn sneer sarcasm deride derision jeer laugh at snicker snigger poke fun at play a trick on satirize satire parody caricature lampoon make a fool of roast

Examples satire examples

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Simple sentences

The play is a satire on the political world.

Humour is the satire of yesterday.

Movie subtitles

It's sort of a musical satire.

People often tend to think that satire should be focused on others and not on them, right?

Shh, it's satire.

You see, Lenny Bruce's satire is related to the kind of social satire found in the works of Aristophanes, Jonathan Swift.

A satire of contemporary mores, a spoof aimed more at the heart than the head.

But biting satire is better that physical force.

It's complete satire. I disagree with anyone saying that it's influencing me to think that the Germans were less horrific and terrible as they were.

I thought it worked, on the one hand, as a simple satire on modern Britain.

Um. I'm not really sure, Hugh, that that sort of qualifies as satire.

The human has knowledge of irony, satire and imitation.

Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram? No.

A satire.

It's more of a satire on the morals and manners of society.

I enjoy satire, even at my own expense.

It's satire.

With satire.

BATHOS, PUNS, PARODY, LITOTES. AND SATIRE.

Aw, but biting satire is better that physical force.

It's a satire.

We watched the satire programme with her but she didn't get half of it.

This piece of satire just hit it right on the button and it was frightening.

Is your satire limited to mortals alone?

Later on, in the quiet and safety of some delicatessen, we can write a biting satire and expose all their foibles and have a great, big laugh.

The Emperor has written a satire against them.

He has written a satire against them?

Get your weekly satire right here!

A puckish satire of contemporary mores, a droll spoof aimed more at the heart than the head.

Doing satire.

I'm a comedian, you know. 'Is it satire? Not so much.

Satire - a fire to burn.

I'm not really sure, Hugh, that that sort of qualifies as satire.

On the one hand, it's a satire of a 1950s. the healthy facade of the American family.

So you read something like this. and I think that it has gone over the line. from satire of a 1950s. hygienic family in denial. into something which is just Crumb producing pornography.

Also, and more importantly, it was a satire of a public figure, of Jerry Falwell, who was really a prime candidate for such a satire because he's such an unlikely person to appear in a liquor ad.

News and current affairs

In those days, editors, reporters, and columnists played a cat-and-mouse game with the authorities, resorting to satire, humor, or metaphor.