Synonyms for blistering

Most common

caustic · vitriolic · acrid · acerbic · scornful · blistery · vesicatory

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Causing blisters.

   I waited in the blistering cold for two hours just to be stood up again.

2. adj. 2

   Very hot.

3. n. 1

   The practice of forming blisters on the skin, to promote blood flow and aid healing.

Forms

Plural

blisterings → vesications, vesiculations…

Example sentences

• caustic Our English teacher likes to make caustic comments.
• acrid There's an acrid smell here. Is something burning?
• acerbic Tom has a way of making acerbic comments that can sting.
• scornful Everybody is fed up with Dan's scornful attitude.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

hot¹

4 letters

acid²

5 letters

acrid², acerb

6 letters

bitter²

7 letters

caustic², acerbic³

8 letters

virulent³, scornful², blistery

9 letters

vitriolic⁴, sulfurous

10 letters

sulphurous, vesicatory, vesication

12 letters

vesiculation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acid² = 2 syllables).