Synonym of backhandedness

Noun

The use of acerbic or ironic language or behavior to mock or convey contempt
irony mockery derision ridicule scorn bitterness contempt sharpness acerbity sneering mordancy cynicism sarcasm causticity trenchancy sardonicism causticness wit acid sarkiness wryness absurdity satire raillery banter burlesque disparagement acrimony scoffing corrosiveness caricature rancor dig superciliousness comeback mordacity parody put down acidity rancour acridity cut criticism wisecrack aspersion invective censure persiflage lampoon lampooning flouting travesty pasquinade chaffing teasing disdain kidding put-on badinage joking chaff sport ragging joshing ribbing spoof kidology skit rib razzing takeoff send-up lampoonery mimicry roast play-on brutality forcefulness outspokenness directness incisiveness acridness tartness asperity virulence acidness vitriol cattiness bile virulency venom josh joke facetiousness japing leg-pulling jesting repartee pleasantry imitation squib play good-humoured mockery fun asteism roasting pastiche witticism take-off pasticcio pappyshow mime copy pale imitation apology insult mock-heroic jest jeer jeering sneer taunting taunt jibing laughter gibe farce jab slam razz swipe sneers taunts chiacking goofing jibes twitting rally needling foolery buffoonery leer winding up parting shot taking the mickey pulling someone's chain denigration deprecation detraction contumely derogation depreciation belittlement diminishment disrespect vilification obloquy abuse belittling scornfulness slander despite calumny slight mocking scoff dump cartoon libel misrepresentation disregard jibe despisal catcall barb sendup slur defamation disapproval opprobrium insinuation knocking brickbat affront Bronx cheer contemptuousness dislike crack slap disgust bantering distortion vituperation condemnation reproach condescension hatred sham traducement distaste backchat backstabbing backbiting cutting remark backhanded compliment aversion antipathy disesteem despisement misprision despitefulness libeling traducing impersonation impression give-and-take libelling character assassination gibes provocation derisiveness snidery snigger ridiculing goading simulation comedy sledge outrage distorted drawing jeers boo hiss insults falsification false impression exaggerated drawing backhander pilgarlic rag ride tease rank-out twit takedown pasquil sketch calumniation pooh-poohing slap in the face verbal abuse dirty dig snappy comeback smearing clowning about antics jokes skylarking fooling around mischief clowning around defaming innuendo hauteur indifference arrogance hoot besmirching haughtiness snobbishness stigmatization muckraking shout perversion stigmatisation aloofness wordplay snort bird catcalling hectoring hissing heckling raspberry booing shouting interruption running down scandalmongering scurrility dismissiveness lordliness charade corruption barracking ripostes sallies wisecracks quips swordplay quipping crosstalk pantomime revilement hurt tale harm smear campaign injustice maligning scandal injury lie knock damage pejorative wrong hit minimization drollery jocularity witticisms loftiness hate insolence superbity pride odium loathing poor substitute apology for exaggeration poor imitation pretense mock excuse for pretence marginalization bants discredit marginalisation castigation exchange chitchat playful jab degradation bons mots small talk gossip lessening witty remarks denunciation witty conversation dissing abhorrence detestation reprobation recrimination chastisement debasement reproval playing down snobbery recalcitrance audacity repugnance malice indignity defiance stubbornness upbraiding excoriation slamming admonishment slating remonstrance critique flak reproof chiding smear slagging underestimation blame berating faultfinding panning scolding nitpicking prejudice caviling carping cavilling cavil fault-finding verbal disapproval slagging off nit-picking

Noun

The condition or quality of being phony or fake
phoniness fakeness disingenuousness artificiality falsity hypocrisy insincerity mendacity perfidy pretentiousness quackery affectation casuistry deceptiveness dissembling dissimulation duplicitousness duplicity falseness fraud mendaciousness cant deceit deceitfulness deception dishonesty evasiveness faithless glibness imposture mockery perfidiousness pharisaicalness pharisaism sanctimoniousness sanctimony shiftiness slickness slyness speciousness unctuousness deviousness display hoax hollowness lie snide tartuffery unfaithfulness untruthfulness put-on bad faith double-dealing false profession lip service two-facedness being two-faced pietism irreverence bigotry self-righteousness ambidexterity religiosity haughtiness conceit complacency piety smugness superciliousness pomposity self-satisfaction pretension inauthenticity play-acting affectedness unnaturalness false piety pretence humbug piousness posturing Tartufferie Pharisaism phoneyness pretense phariseeism empty talk affected piety false virtue double standard affected superiority guile craftiness cunning artifice wiliness cheating craft foxiness crookedness cunningness guilefulness fakery crookery cozenage dupery fraudulence spuriousness inaccurateness unreliableness illusoriness inaccuracy unreliability unrepresentativeness infidelity faithlessness disloyalty inconstancy untruth falsehood fabrication fallaciousness fiction taradiddle fable prevarication fallacy story tale tarradiddle erroneousness whopper treachery fictitiousness unreality inexactness fib porky unveracity false-heartedness traitorousness falsification mistakenness treacherousness wrongness incorrectness misrepresentation sham fake uncandidness fairy tale canard pork pie

Antonym of backhandedness

backhandedness Idiom, Proverb

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