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Synonyms & Antonyms of gruffness
as in hostility, sternness
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gruffness
- acidity,
- acidness,
- acridity,
- acridness,
- acrimony,
- asperity,
- bile,
- bitterness,
- cattiness,
- corrosiveness,
- mordancy,
- tartness,
- virulence,
- virulency,
- vitriol
- coldness,
- crossness,
- discourteousness,
- iciness,
- impoliteness,
- incivility,
- nastiness,
- rudeness,
- sourness,
- surliness,
- ungraciousness
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