Banter and Sarcasm

Banter

Banter noun - Good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks.

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Sarcasm and banter are semantically related In some cases you can use "Sarcasm" instead a noun "Banter".

Nearby Words: bantered, bantering

Sarcasm noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

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Banter and sarcasm are semantically related in mocking remark topic. Sometimes you can use "Banter" instead a noun "Sarcasm".

Nearby Words: sarcastic, sarcastically

old	old banter	old sarcasm
good	good banter	good sarcasm
usual	usual banter	usual sarcasm
common	common banter	common sarcasm
Other adjectives: good-natured, constant, playful, dry, little, biting, witty, funny, hilarious.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A gift for banter and sarcasm runs deep in Summers women, as shown by Buffy, her sister Dawn and their mother Joyce.

Source: It Runs in the Family
Given that said banter usually involves sarcasm and sniping at each other, this certainly qualifies.

Source: Casual Danger Dialog
Meg's sarcasm and wit are put more in the background, since she can't exactly banter with her captors the way she could with Aiden in the first series.

Source: Literature / On the Run

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