satire
nounHow many syllables in satire?
There are 2 syllables in the word satire.How to pronounce satire:
Definition of satire:
- satire (noun):
- witty language used to convey insults or scorn.
- the use of ridicule to expose incompetence, evil, or corruption
- a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
Synonyms for satire:
burlesque
caricature
caustic remark
comedy
humor
humour
irony
lampoon
mockery
parody
pasquinade
raillery
ridicule
sarcasm
sarcastic
spoof
unsarcastic
wit
witticism
wittiness
Antonyms for satire:
flattery
model
praise
reality
seriousness
solemnity
truth
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- neater
- aspect
- smoothest
- ogre
- bursted
- gamut
- equine
- distraught
- Lucien
- crotchet
- carring
- blankly
- scruple
- tasteless
- stopper
- cackling
- denied
- wicket
- shrilly
- virtue
- landmark
- defect
- sightly
- unmoor
- orchard
- nurture
- haggard
- batton
- viewpoint
- merchant
- kindly
- utter
- stockade
- cookies
- ochro
- transfixed
- terrace
- hallowed
- pothole
- marshy
- greenish
- bureau
- neatest
- softer
- Kylie
- starstruck
- madam
- classmate
- kali
- lorry
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