Thesaurus
pungent
Synonyms and Antonyms of pungent
1
having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor
gingery, hot, peppery, piquant, spicy, tart, zesty, zingy
animating, energizing, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, provocative
appetizing, delectable, delicious, palatable, toothsome
2
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
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
3
sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses
fiery, gingery, hot, peppery, vinegary
biting, bitter, cutting, mordant, trenchant
animating, energizing, enlightening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, piquing, provocative, provoking
ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, luscious, palatable, scrumptious, toothsome
absorbing, arresting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, interesting, intriguing, riveting
Synonym Discussion of pungent
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- a cheese with a pungent odor
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- a piquant sauce
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- felt a poignant sense of loss
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- spontaneous, racy prose
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