Synonyms of sarcasms

sarcasms

noun

plural of sarcasm

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

I know you're not happy, but there's no need to resort to petty sarcasms to make your point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• outrages
• barbs
• indignities
• epithets
• brickbats
• slights
• slurs
• affronts
• slaps
• darts
• offenses
• personalities
• attacks
• names
• pokes
• digs
• put-downs
• criticisms
• taunts
• gibes
• dises
• invectives
• sneers
• vituperations
• jeers
• girds
• disgraces
• cuts
• quips
• catcalls
• abuses
• shames
• mocks
• disapprovals
• swipes
• tortures
• torments
• knocks
• opprobriums
• dishonors
• slams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• commendations
• accolades
• praises
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sarcasms

First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026