SMART-MOUTHED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

smart-mouthed

adjective

ˈsmärt-ˌmau̇tht

Definition of smart-mouthed

as in sarcastic

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings your smart-mouthed remarks aren't at all helping the situation

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Recent Examples of smart-mouthed Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell, Wally's smart-mouthed best friend. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Zuloaga’s smart-mouthed troop functions as a lively microcosm of this world. — Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 Feimster plays the smart-mouthed Roo, a CIA colleague of Luke's. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 June 2025 Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell In the show, Ken Osmond played Eddie Haskell — the smart-mouthed kid who was best friends with Wally. — Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 7 June 2025 There is Jake, the perma-grinning, smart-mouthed group leader. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2025

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The other sarcastic superhero-ed character that makes a few cameos in the film has their own connection to Spider-Man – again, centered on loneliness and eventually learning to open up from their own recent film.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
In the present, Lara meets Mari, a sarcastic and blunt high school tomboy who competes as a boxer.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Definition of sarcastic

Adjective

The satirical youth movement — formed in response to comments comparing unemployed young people to cockroaches — resonated with her.

— Priyanka Salve,Raksha Murali, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
This was capitalized on by the CJP which originated as a satirical online movement created by Abhijeet Dipke, a Boston University graduate.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of satiric

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These prickly hairs are for protection, with barbed ends that easily penetrate the skin of predators or your hand.

— Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The confrontation between father and daughter, in which Taylor-Joy unloads Lucky’s resentments about growing up in the life, is one of the season’s most barbed moments.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of barbed

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