unironic

adjective

un·​iron·​ic ˌən-ˌī-ˈrä-nik 

also -i-ˈrä-

: not ironic

especially : not using or given to irony : sincere

… on the topic of medals and awards he is totally unironic—he takes them seriously …

—Paul Fussell

unironically

ˌən-ˌī-ˈrä-ni-k(ə-)lē 

also -i-ˈrä-

adverb

The first album was easygoing and frequently humorous, but it was also bracingly direct and … unironically passionate.

—Greg Sandow

Examples of unironic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the movie, with these two sexy people sparring for about 10 minutes, only to settle their differences over whiskey before a roaring fire in a snowbound cabin that looks like a vacation hideaway, has an unironic romance-novel baby-it’s-cold-outside vibe of old-school desert-island love. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Mike, Denver Hey Mike, yeah, Mims will move around the formation quite a bit, but the unironic answer to your question will frequently be … Marvin Mims. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2025

In an unprecedented breach of law and decency, the president is threatening to send federal forces to our city, in an unironic attempt to combat nonexistent lawlessness in Chicago. —Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

But actually the sort of method muscle aspect was to make an unironic romance film. —Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unironic

• anharmonic
• anionic
• avionic
• catatonic
• cationic
• chorionic
• cosmogonic
• diachronic
• diatonic
• electronic
• embryonic
• excitonic