SARDONIC Antonyms

• being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

• pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

• something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

• sincerely earnest

• not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

• characteristic of or befitting a friend

• easy to understand or use

• of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

• troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces

• inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

• not fake or counterfeit

• not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

• being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

• full of or producing joy

• full of high-spirited delight

• having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

• agreeable, conducive to comfort

• tolerant and forgiving under provocation

• affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

• (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior

• showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

• not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

• marked by refinement in taste and manners

• open and genuine; not deceitful

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

• of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

• expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward

• (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

• showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

• having similar disposition and tastes

• relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body