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Synonyms for rancorous

  • adjective

Most common

bitter resentful spiteful acrimonious hateful vengeful vindictive virulent

All synonyms

Adjective

acrimonious, bitter, resentful, spiteful, vindictive, hateful, virulent, vengeful, venomous, malicious, revengeful, implacable, malignant, malevolent, malign, vicious

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

Example sentences

  • bitter The wronged parties couldn't help but feel bitter.
  • resentful The one who gets mad at me always turns resentful.
  • spiteful Fyodor’s mother is a spiteful woman who despises Rima.
  • acrimonious The band's split was acrimonious.
  • hateful What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow.
  • vengeful Bruno was vengeful and filled with rage.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rancorousrising
bittersteady
resentfulrising
spitefulrising
acrimonioussteady
hatefulrising

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

By length

6 letters
bitter2, malign2
7 letters
vicious2, hateful2
8 letters
venomous3, vengeful2, spiteful2, virulent3
9 letters
malicious3, malignant3, resentful3
10 letters
vindictive3, malevolent4, implacable4, revengeful
11 letters
acrimonious5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bitter2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
rancunier