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acidity

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Synonyms and Antonyms of acidity

1 a harsh or sharp quality

detected a certain acidity in the way he responded

Synonyms of acidity

acerbity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness

Words Related to acidity

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness

Near Antonyms of acidity

gentleness, kindliness

Antonyms of acidity

mildness, softness

2 biting sharpness of feeling or expression

the acidity of their relationship was well known to their mutual acquaintances

Synonyms of acidity

acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, asperity, bile, bitterness, cattiness, corrosiveness, mordancy, tartness, virulence, virulency, vitriol

Words Related to acidity

gruffness, harshness, hostility, relentlessness, severity, sternness, vehemence

coldness, crossness, discourteousness, iciness, impoliteness, incivility, nastiness, rudeness, sourness, surliness, ungraciousness

anger, animosity, gall, jaundice, malevolence, malice, rancor, scorn, spite, spleen, venom, vindictiveness

jealousy, pique, resentment, sour grapes

Near Antonyms of acidity

civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, geniality, graciousness, kindness, politeness, tactfulness

compassion, softness, sweetness, sympathy, tenderness, warmth

oiliness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity, unctuousness, urbanity

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