Meaning & use
unironically
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In a sincere or genuine way, without irony or mockery.
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He unironically loves 1980s pop music.
She said, quite unironically, that she enjoyed doing her taxes.
A note on using this word
Often used to clarify that a statement, which might sound sarcastic, is actually meant seriously.
Words with a similar meaning
sincerelygenuinely
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Words with an opposite meaning
ironicallysarcastically
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