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acidness

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Synonyms & Antonyms of acidness

1 a harsh or sharp quality

there's an irritating acidness to the writer's comments on just about everything

Synonyms for acidness

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

Words Related to acidness

ginger,
punch,
spice,
tang

raucousness,
severeness,
severity,
shrillness,
virulence,
vitriol

cattiness,
maliciousness

pointedness,
thorniness

Near Antonyms for acidness

gentleness,
kindliness

Antonyms for acidness

mildness,
softness

2 biting sharpness of feeling or expression

the acidness in his remarks hurt her to the core

Synonyms for acidness

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

Words Related to acidness

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 for acidness

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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