ironical

1. 1.

   characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

   “madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker”

   “it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely”

   Synonymsironic

   Similarincongruous
2. 2.

   humorously sarcastic or mocking

   “dry humor”

   “an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely”

   “an ironic novel”

   “an ironical smile”

   “with a wry Scottish wit”

   Synonymsdryironicwry

   Similarhumorous

Questions about ironical

What does ironical mean?

ironical means "characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ironical?

ironical has 4 syllables: i-ro-ni-cal. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /aɪˈɹɑnɪkəl/.

What is another word for ironical?

Close synonyms include ironic, dry, ironic, wry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ironical a common word?

ironical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.