Neutral and Humor/Irony/Sarcasm Tone Words

Flashcards highlighting vocabulary terms related to neutral tones and humor, irony, and sarcasm.

apologetic

regretful

clinical

detached, coolly dispassionate

detached

unconcerned, aloof, distant, unbiased

didactic

instructive

dispassionate

unaffected by strong feeling; showing coolness of judgment

earnest

sincere, serious, diligent

forthright

direct, straight to the point

impartial

unbiased, objective

matter-of-fact

concerned with fact only; objective

placid

calm, peaceful, tranquil

reflective

marked by deliberation or meditation; contemplative

restrained

reserved

caustic

severely critical or sarcastic; biting

derisive

contemptuous, mocking

droll

amusing in an odd way; eccentric

facetious

humorous, amusing

flippant

lacking proper respect or seriousness

frivolous

lacking seriousness, playful, silly

ironic

expressing the opposite of literal meaning

irreverent

disrespectful

jocular

joking, humorous

jovial

jolly; showing hearty joyous humor

ribald

vulgar, lewd, bawdy

sardonic

disdainfully humorous, sarcastic

satirical

ridiculing, ironic, mocking, taunting

self-deprecating

undervaluing oneself, modest

skeptical

questioning, doubting

tongue-in-cheek

ironic, facetious, sarcastic

wry

humorously sarcastic or mocking