SHARP-TONGUED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

sharp-tongued

adjective

Definition of sharp-tongued

as in acerbic

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Recent Examples of sharp-tongued Smart and supremely confident, sharp-tongued but easily wounded. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2026 Much like this Air sign, Chucky is sharp-tongued, switching between clever and terror in an instant. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 The film follows Kat Stratford, a fiercely independent and sharp-tongued teenager played by Julia Stiles who has no interest in dating. — Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 His icy and sharp-tongued mother (Corinna Harfouch) is dying of cancer. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Adjective

At the level of style, there was nothing obviously flamboyant about Allen’s music, nor her presence on stage, the quiet, acerbic composure of her delivery.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
An unswervingly loyal oncologist, Wilson was the acerbic doctor's only true friend.

— Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026

Definition of acerbic

Adjective

Cavill, absent from the proceedings for long stretches, remains a sturdy presence as the most buff screen Sherlock ever, while Helena Bonham Carter is again reliably amusing as Enola and Sherlock’s sardonic mother Eudoria.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
And Milly’s being this sort of seething, disconnected, sardonic character who is more of an observer.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 June 2026

Definition of sardonic

Adjective

Another way to say this is that, in place of the extensive self-announcements Plato allows his characters, Rochester substitutes his own summary judgements, his sarcastic imitations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
This is taken as evidence of his status, not a sarcastic criticism.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Definition of sarcastic

Adjective

Rohmer’s caustic cynicism Conversely, a filmmaker of the French New Wave who has seen his stock rise during the last few years is Eric Rohmer, championed by Noah Baumbach among others.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Hostile and caustic had a different meaning in 1962.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of caustic

Adjective

Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of spiky

Adjective

The script for the video was written by Casale and his longtime friend Max Papeschi, an Italian satirical artist.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
Staff members of the satirical magazine Leman are on trial on charges of inciting hatred over a cartoon published last year that features the Prophet Mohammed and Moses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of satiric

Adjective

But his view of Adrian’s methods, goals, and way of life end up making the bond of mentorship both tenuous and barbed.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Meanwhile, McGrew agreed to adjustments, including adding baffles to reduce sound from a attached generator for the tower and replacing tower fencing that incorporated barbed wire with taller, more natural looking fencing.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of barbed

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