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acerbic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of acerbic

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

whispered a steady stream of acerbic comments as the lecturer droned on

Synonyms of acerbic

acerb, 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 acerbic

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 of acerbic

amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggish

good-humored, good-natured

diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane

affable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable

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