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acrimony

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Synonyms and Antonyms of acrimony

1 biting sharpness of feeling or expression

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

Synonyms of acrimony

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

Words Related to acrimony

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 acrimony

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

compassion, softness, sweetness, sympathy, tenderness, warmth

oiliness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity, unctuousness, urbanity

2 a harsh or sharp quality

the acrimony of his parting words shocked everyone in the office

Synonyms of acrimony

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

Words Related to acrimony

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness

Near Antonyms of acrimony

gentleness, kindliness

Antonyms of acrimony

mildness, softness

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