as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends
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Recent Examples of acrimonious
Fischer reports that the 76ers have rejected that plea, meaning that this acrimonious saga will come to an end.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The outfit has endured its share of challenges, however, and was involved in an acrimonious breakup with the The Chosen filmmakers (the series was an early victory for Angel’s digital platforms).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
An acrimonious debate is underway about the nature of AI psychosis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That then led to a hearing regarding this preliminary injunction in Charlotte, an acrimonious battle, ahead of this week’s ruling from Bell.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The outfit has endured its share of challenges, however, and was involved in an acrimonious breakup with the The Chosen filmmakers (the series was an early victory for Angel’s digital platforms).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
An acrimonious debate is underway about the nature of AI psychosis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That then led to a hearing regarding this preliminary injunction in Charlotte, an acrimonious battle, ahead of this week’s ruling from Bell.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrimonious
Adjective
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Cate is obviously very angry at Jordan, Emma and Marie, but the moment feels like a callback to two other events — the young woman who almost died in the club in the pilot, whom the gang abandons but Marie saves; and Shetty, whom Cate prevents Marie from saving in the season one finale.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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An allegedly angry Spears threw a cocktail in his face.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Many team officials have voiced worry that the next labor stoppage could take longer and become more rancorous.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The conversations were spirited and robust but hardly rancorous.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On Lia’s first day back, though, her throat was sore all morning.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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That is a sight for sore eyes in Chicago.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Talk of a solution—of two states, of a confederation, of nearly any prospect for a secure and free mode of coexistence—has long been dismissed as either an ingenuous assertion of faith or a cynical pantomime, an empty gesture toward a future no one expects to see.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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As my colleague Charlie Warzel wrote in March, on X, the White House is now a troll account, borrowing its snide visual language and tone from some of the internet’s most cynical spaces and deploying this style to mock and dehumanize people.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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As crews work to clear out debris and get supplies to the remote region, they’ll be forced in a few short weeks to contend with Alaska’s bitter winter weather, including cold temperatures and potentially icy conditions.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Echinacea tea has an earthy, slightly bitter, herbal flavor.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Though Dyer’s Colette is the closest thing the DMV ensemble has to a lead, its brightest star is Gregg, a fellow examiner played by Tim Meadows with the embittered misery of someone who understands his existence as a cosmic joke.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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In Weimar Germany, embittered veterans of exclusionary traditions fueled fascism.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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The scent of the earth was pungent and overpowered the acrid smell of the gunpowder, which dissipated into the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 July 2025
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Authorities clad in military-style helmets and uniforms faced off with the demonstrators, and people ultimately retreated amid acrid green-and-white billowing smoke.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Dillingham did not grow resentful toward Finch for the lack of playing time.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Russians, who were resentful of Western efforts to freeze them out over Ukraine, have toned down their anti-American rhetoric.—
Richard Gowan,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Acrimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrimonious. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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