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
Washington — The Senate failed again on Thursday to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security, with the impasse growing increasingly acrimonious nearly a month into the partial shutdown.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
In the breakup between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham, the sides have decided to go with conscious uncoupling rather than an acrimonious divorce.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
That was the Crowes’ first new release in 14 years, and the first since the Robinsons reactivated the band in 2019 after a mostly acrimonious five-year hiatus.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
The succession plan, which also named the governor’s sister, Penny Pritzker, and Jay Pritzker’s younger cousin Nick to help lead, precipitated an acrimonious breakup of the Pritzker family fortune in the early 2000s.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
In the breakup between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham, the sides have decided to go with conscious uncoupling rather than an acrimonious divorce.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
That was the Crowes’ first new release in 14 years, and the first since the Robinsons reactivated the band in 2019 after a mostly acrimonious five-year hiatus.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
The succession plan, which also named the governor’s sister, Penny Pritzker, and Jay Pritzker’s younger cousin Nick to help lead, precipitated an acrimonious breakup of the Pritzker family fortune in the early 2000s.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrimonious
Adjective
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That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans are angry that the bill passed early Friday by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After long and sometimes rancorous negotiations to get the state of Illinois to help build their new football palace, either in Arlington Heights or on the lakefront, the Bears seemingly gave up Thursday and went full-metal Hoosier.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mourinho, the 63-year-old finally living the dream of managing his boyhood club after a rancorous nine-game stint at the start of his coaching career, celebrating with a starry-eyed kid dreaming of being on the pitch for the first team one day.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Toronto's Brandon Ingram sat because of a sore right heel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Vientos manned first base Thursday with Jorge Polanco still nursing a sore Achilles tendon.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Unfortunately, they have been taught to evaluate online communications with that cynical approach.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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There's far more acceptance for shows trying to be different than ever before, whether the programme is cynical or hopeful in nature.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Prices run from €16 for a burrata cheese and tomato bruschetta to €25 for foie gras with bitter marmalade.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Schottenheimer’s latest comments inject optimism and a sense of patience from the Cowboys’ sideline, pushing back against speculation of a bitter standoff or imminent trade.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Asia reunites with her estranged sibling and, with the help of embittered staffer Ray (Paterson Joseph), tries to make her way up through the fortresslike building to find an escape.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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That would leave a weakened but embittered regime possibly more determined than ever to make a nuclear bomb – and still with the material and much of the knowledge and equipment needed to do so.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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An acrid musk of unfiltered Camels clung to everything.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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As the smoke and acrid odor from Netflix’s over-the-top pregame production cleared, two figures emerged from the haze to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the 2026 baseball season.—
Sports Columnist,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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According to Rachel, the plan had been initiated by Shelia, who had grown increasingly resentful of Skylar.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those who observed him closely often described him as deeply resentful and unforgiving.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Acrimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrimonious. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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