/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of dramatic irony Find synonyms for: Noun1. dramatic irony, ironyusage: (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the playWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: mongrel Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language