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wry
Synonyms and Antonyms of wry
- The writer had a wry wit that was something of an acquired taste.
cynical, dry, ironic (also ironical)
brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky (also spikey), tartish
incisive, keen, poignant, trenchant
acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, acrid, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric (or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart
facetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheek
acrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolic
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