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Synonyms for pungency

13 synonyms
1 antonym
1 meaning

noun

Most common

spice sharpness poignancy spiciness pungence

All synonyms

Noun

1. Sharpness

sharpness, spiciness, spice, poignancy, keenness, bite, smartness, causticity, piquancy, acridness, acridity, raciness

Other

Antonyms

All antonyms of pungency →

Definitions

n. 1
The state of being pungent.

Related words

Word family: pungent

Forms

Plural: pungencies → sharpnesses, spicinesses, spices, poignancies…

Example sentences

spice Spices such as cloves came from the Spice Islands.
sharpness I enchanted my sword with Sharpness II.
spiciness This has moderate spiciness but arouses appetite.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
pungency		steady
spice		rising
sharpness		steady
poignancy		rising
spiciness		rising
pungence		steady

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

By length

4 letters: bite¹
5 letters: spice¹
8 letters: keenness, piquancy, acridity, raciness³, pungence
9 letters: sharpness², poignancy³, smartness², spiciness, acridness
10 letters: causticity

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (raciness³ = 3 syllables).