Synonyms of acrimony

acrimony

noun

1

as in hostility

biting sharpness of feeling or expression

she responded with such acrimony that he never brought the subject up again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostility
• bitterness
• severity
• anger
• malice
• bile
• vitriol
• virulence
• corrosiveness
• virulency
• acidity
• resentment
• animosity
• acridity
• venom
• cattiness
• rancor
• asperity
• incivility
• jealousy
• tartness
• spite
• harshness
• mordancy
• vindictiveness
• coldness
• acridness
• vehemence
• rudeness
• gruffness
• sternness
• acidness
• crossness
• malevolence
• surliness
• scorn
• impoliteness
• sourness
• iciness
• ungraciousness
• relentlessness
• nastiness
• jaundice
• spleen
• pique
• gall
• discourteousness
• sour grapes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diplomacy
• civility
• politeness
• geniality
• sympathy
• graciousness
• sweetness
• kindness
• tenderness
• cordiality
• courtesy
• warmth
• tactfulness
• compassion
• softness
• urbanity
• smoothness
• suavity
• unctuousness
• oiliness
• suaveness

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• diplomacy
• civility
• politeness
• geniality
• sympathy
• graciousness
• sweetness
• kindness
• tenderness
• cordiality
• courtesy
• warmth
• tactfulness
• compassion
• softness
• urbanity
• smoothness
• suavity
• unctuousness
• oiliness
• suaveness

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2

as in bitterness

a harsh or sharp quality

the acrimony of his parting words shocked everyone in the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bitterness
• bite
• edge
• acerbity
• acidity
• harshness
• acuteness
• severity
• poignancy
• acridity
• poignance
• spice
• roughness
• acrimoniousness
• asperity
• pungency
• sharpness
• tartness
• vitriol
• acidness
• acridness
• shrillness
• severeness
• virulence
• tang
• keenness
• maliciousness
• raucousness
• punch
• ginger
• cattiness
• pointedness
• thorniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softness
• gentleness
• mildness
• kindliness

• softness
• gentleness
• mildness
• kindliness