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biting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of biting

1 causing intense discomfort to oneʼs skin

a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure

Synonyms of biting

bitter, cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp, shrewd, smarting, stinging

Words Related to biting

brisk, invigorating, nippy, snappy

needlelike, prickly, tingling

caustic, corrosive

Near Antonyms of biting

balmy, gentle, mild, soothing

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

the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction

Synonyms of biting

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

Words Related to biting

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 of biting

amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggish

good-humored, good-natured

diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane

affable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable

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