Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with irony in American Collocation
irony
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
sad
It is a bitter irony that James was able to leave the country unhindered by the secret police – only to be shot and killed weeks later.
pleasing or amusing
By a delicious irony, it was his own comments that were used to condemn him.
great or greatest
It is a great irony that he himself is the commissioner responsible for rooting out corruption.
slight
There is a certain irony to a web-based project promoting an internet-free day.
expressed strongly
‘You’ll no doubt want to congratulate me,’ she said with heavy irony.
strange
One of the strange ironies of life is that while you need determination to succeed, too much determination leads to failure.
not deliberate
The film’s unintentional irony is that we have to believe that a 40-year-old and a 29-year-old are the same age.
part of something
The inescapable irony is that the US desperately needs to revitalize the democratic process at home.
‘Perfect technique,’ he commented, without a hint of irony.