ACRIMONY Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

acrimony

noun

ˈa-krə-ˌmō-nē

Definition of acrimony

as in bitterness

biting sharpness of feeling or expression she responded with such acrimony that he never brought the subject up again

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as in bite

a harsh or sharp quality the acrimony of his parting words shocked everyone in the office

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Recent Examples of acrimony But after months of acrimony, the two have developed a surprisingly friendly public relationship despite maintaining deep ideological differences. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Madrid supporters recognise the team are in need of a rebuild, but some have concerns over re-hiring the 63-year-old Portuguese coach, given how his first spell in charge ended in acrimony in 2013. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 29 May 2026 That is not to say that there wasn’t acrimony. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026 After so many years of acrimony and uncertainty, Grover and Evans settled the issue amicably over lunch at the Cosmos Club. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for acrimony

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Noun

His bitterness over his broken dreams not only hangs over his own life, but threatens to shatter his family.

— Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Some taste like sweet custard with fruity flourishes, others carry a hint of bitterness, an alcohol tinge or even a peanut butter-like flavor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of bitterness

Noun

On the obverse of this hostility is a genuine love of life, at least in some of its forms.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hostility

Noun

The frontier of what needs a human recedes every quarter, and the companies that know exactly where the line sits have a real edge.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of edge

Noun

Courtney, an Army veteran who served with the 1st Ranger Battalion, immediately recognized the severity of his injury.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 31 July 2026
But the Dodgers have downplayed the severity of that ailment and are under the impression that throwing doesn’t hurt it.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of severity

Noun

Gallup polling found Gen Z’s anger toward AI rose from 22% to 31% over the past year, even as regular usage held roughly steady around half of the cohort, meaning a generation that keeps using a tool it’s increasingly frustrated with.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Before the recording was played, Judge William Sullivan warned jurors not to allow sympathy, anger, passion or pity to influence their verdict.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of anger

Noun

Colt Gray, now 16, pleaded guilty to 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder, on Friday.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
The suspect, who has not been identified due to his age, faces two counts of malice murder, possession of a pistol by a minor, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of malice

Noun

So after all that — all the bile oozing out from those tweets — the thing people were mad about wasn’t even true.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
Employees told Fillmore during the early 2022 meeting that Shapiro had recently injured a patient’s common bile duct, a small tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine, during surgery.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

Definition of bile

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