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acerb

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Synonyms & Antonyms of acerb

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings

a professor with a rather acerb sense of humor

Synonyms for acerb

acerbic,
acid,
acidic,
acidulous,
acrid,
barbed,
biting,
caustic,
corrosive,
cutting,
mordant,
pungent,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
satiric
(or satirical),
scalding,
scathing,
sharp,
smart-aleck,
smart-alecky,
smart-mouthed,
snarky,
tart

Words Related to acerb

brisk,
cross,
sharp-tongued,
sour,
sourish,
spiky
(also spikey),
tartish

incisive,
keen,
poignant,
trenchant

cynical,
dry,
ironic
(also ironical),
wry

facetious,
flippant,
tongue-in-cheek

acrimonious,
bitter,
resentful,
vitriolic

harsh,
rough,
severe,
stringent

abrupt,
blunt,
brusque
(also brusk),
concise,
crisp,
curt,
gruff,
pithy,
snippety,
snippy,
succinct,
terse

backhanded,
insincere

Near Antonyms for acerb

amusing,
droll,
merry,
playful,
sportive,
waggish

gentle,
mild

bland

good-humored,
good-natured

diplomatic,
polite,
smooth,
suave,
urbane

affable,
cordial,
genial,
gracious,
hospitable,
sociable

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