Sarcasm and Wit

Sarcasm

Sarcasm noun - Witty language used to convey insults or scorn.

Usage example: he used sarcasm to upset his opponent

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

Nearby Words: sarcastic, sarcastically

Wit noun - A person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor.

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Sarcasm and wit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sarcasm" instead a noun "Wit".

Nearby Words: witty, witling

good	good sarcasm	good wit
high	high sarcasm	high wit
usual	usual sarcasm	usual wit
sheer	sheer sarcasm	sheer wit
Other adjectives: obvious, sharp, constant, dry, dark, caustic, bitter, biting, subtle, famous, acidic.

Nicola from George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, although very fawning around his master, has no small amount of wit and sarcasm to fling around otherwise.

Source: Servile Snarker
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
Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices, uses wit and sarcasm as a defense mechanism to deal with the fact that he's supposedly "cursed" and whoever loves him will die.

Source: Stepford Snarker

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