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Synonyms for acrimonious

  • adjective

Most common

bitter rancorous acrid resentful

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Bitter — harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent

bitter, rancorous, acrid, resentful, testy, sharp, acerbic, caustic, harsh, peevish, sour, virulent, severe, corrosive, hard, pungent, sarcastic, stinging, keen, cutting, tart, biting

Antonyms

amicable, friendly, cordial

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.

Related words

Word family
acrid acridity acridness acrimony

Example sentences

  • bitter The wronged parties couldn't help but feel bitter.
  • resentful The one who gets mad at me always turns resentful.
  • acrid There's an acrid smell here. Is something burning?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
acrimonioussteady
bittersteady
resentfulrising
acridrising
rancorousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hard1, keen1, sour2, tart1
5 letters
sharp1, harsh1, testy2, acrid2
6 letters
severe2, bitter2, biting2
7 letters
cutting2, caustic2, pungent2, acerbic3, peevish2
8 letters
stinging2, virulent3
9 letters
sarcastic3, corrosive3, resentful3, rancorous3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sour2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
acrimonieux
Italiano
acrimonioso
Deutsch
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