acrimonious

adjective

ˌa-krə-ˈmō-nē-əs How to pronounce acrimonious (audio)
Definition of acrimoniousnext
as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment an acrimonious parting between the two former friends

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Recent Examples of acrimonious Indeed, few alliances are as acrimonious at the moment as the US’s alliance with Israel. — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026 The owner, Kenneth Howell has been locked in an acrimonious battle with the city of Boise for years, after Boise staff raised concerns over temporary shoring posts bowing under the building’s weight and a crumbling facade, among other safety issues staff highlighted. — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2026 The White House didn’t comment on the acrimonious tone of the call, which was reported by Axios. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 Musk left OpenAI in 2018 after an acrimonious power struggle with Altman and other OpenAI leaders. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for acrimonious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrimonious
  1. angry
  2. rancorous
  3. sore
  4. cynical
  5. bitter
  6. embittered
  7. acrid
  8. resentful
Adjective
  • Bowles told jurors Millete was angry at May over her yearlong affair with another man and likely poisoned her with the toxic plant hemlock.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Yet over our two days together in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, El-Sayed rarely comes across as angry.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • His supporters rewarded him with a landslide victory, then held their tongues as the Conservative leader bowed to rancorous calls to resign amid the Partygate scandal after three years in office.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Simon Pegg’s Angels in the Asylum and Cara Delevingne vehicle The Climb both went down amid similarly rancorous stories of producers running into financing issues, despite having committed to crewing up.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Definition of rancorous
Adjective
  • Also Wednesday, the team scratched shortstop Mookie Betts from the starting lineup because of a sore right wrist.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Guests who get after it on Vail’s ski slopes and hiking and biking trails can book a CBD massage or pop into the self-care lounge and soothe sore muscles with Hyperice massage guns and Normatec leg compression sleeves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of sore
Adjective
  • His willingness to move to Rio de Janeiro upon taking the job endeared him to the cynical public, as did his decision to call up Neymar to his squad to quieten the noise the forward’s potential exclusion would have brought with it.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Against the run of play, the Atlas Lions won a free kick near the corner of the box after Luc De Fougerolles was booked for a cynical challenge.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of cynical
Adjective
  • These models are typically not trained on or constrained by explicit physics rules, data, or simulations—remember, the bitter lesson.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • The increasingly bitter contest will be among the next races where progressive candidates are facing more moderate rivals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of bitter
Adjective
  • Paul Giamatti playing a man who has grown increasingly embittered but is soft at his core?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • So that journey from being an embittered, grumpy, individual turns into something incredibly progressive, beautiful and quite life-affirming.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Definition of embittered
Adjective
  • Smoke from a Boyle Heights warehouse fire shrouds Dodger Stadium in acrid haze before the Dodgers’ 12-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Creepy compliments his acrid smell with an air of invincibility.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Definition of acrid
Adjective
  • From coast to coast, the people of the United States are growing resentful of AI.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 June 2026
  • But there have been many groups in music history where the woman becomes the face of the group and the guys get resentful.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
Definition of resentful

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