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barbed

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Synonyms & Antonyms of barbed

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings

barbed satire on American academia

Synonyms for barbed

acerb,
acerbic,
acid,
acidic,
acidulous,
acrid,
biting,
caustic,
corrosive,
cutting,
mordant,
pungent,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
satiric
(or satirical),
scalding,
scathing,
sharp,
smart-aleck,
smart-alecky,
smart-mouthed,
snarky,
tart

Words Related to barbed

brisk,
cross,
sharp-tongued,
sour,
sourish,
spiky
(also spikey),
tartish

incisive,
keen,
poignant,
trenchant

cynical,
dry,
ironic
(also ironical),
wry

facetious,
flippant,
tongue-in-cheek

acrimonious,
bitter,
resentful,
vitriolic

harsh,
rough,
severe,
stringent

abrupt,
blunt,
brusque
(also brusk),
concise,
crisp,
curt,
gruff,
pithy,
snippety,
snippy,
succinct,
terse

backhanded,
insincere

Near Antonyms for barbed

amusing,
droll,
merry,
playful,
sportive,
waggish

gentle,
mild

bland

good-humored,
good-natured

diplomatic,
polite,
smooth,
suave,
urbane

affable,
cordial,
genial,
gracious,
hospitable,
sociable

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“Barbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2020.

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