Synonyms and Antonyms of acridity
1
a harsh or sharp quality
- the acridity of the stand-up's comic rant was a little unexpected
acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness
ginger, punch, spice, tang
raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol
cattiness, maliciousness
pointedness, thorniness
2
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
- the acridity of the supervisor's reprimands was detrimental to morale in the department
acidity, acidness, acridness, acrimony, asperity, bile, bitterness, cattiness, corrosiveness, mordancy, tartness, virulence, virulency, vitriol
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
civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, geniality, graciousness, kindness, politeness, tactfulness
compassion, softness, sweetness, sympathy, tenderness, warmth
oiliness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity, unctuousness, urbanity
