The best replacement for irony is coincidence.

The best alternatives to irony are rated as following:
★★★★★  coincidence
★★★★  paradox
★★★  satire
★★★  sarcasm
★★  ironic
★★  hypocrisy
★  dramatic irony
★  oxymoron
★  situational irony
★  symbolism
  sarcasm examples
  happenstance
  poetic justice
  satire difference
  bad luck
  antlr
  unfortunate coincidence
  pun
  verbal irony
  sincerity
  contradiction
  parody
  sarcasm definition

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Speaking about irony, one probably shouldn't forget about story of an hour.

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