Synonyms of sour grapes

sour grapes

plural noun

as in hostility

informal unfair criticism that comes from someone who is disappointed about not getting something

His remarks are nothing but sour grapes.

Related Words

• hostility
• jealousy
• virulency
• rudeness
• acidity
• malice
• bitterness
• resentment
• gruffness
• acidness
• pique
• venom
• virulence
• mordancy
• bile
• corrosiveness
• harshness
• severity
• anger
• nastiness
• vitriol
• sternness
• acrimony
• tartness
• sourness
• spite
• discourteousness
• acridity
• coldness
• vehemence
• relentlessness
• asperity
• cattiness
• impoliteness
• acridness
• animosity
• crossness
• incivility
• scorn
• iciness
• jaundice
• malevolence
• vindictiveness
• surliness
• spleen
• ungraciousness
• rancor
• gall

Dissimilar Words

• diplomacy
• sympathy
• kindness
• politeness
• courtesy
• sweetness
• warmth
• cordiality
• civility
• geniality
• compassion
• tenderness
• graciousness
• softness
• tactfulness
• smoothness
• urbanity
• suavity
• oiliness
• suaveness
• unctuousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sour grapes

Many fans deemed Drake’s take as sour grapes from rivalries with Kendrick Lamar and others. —Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 July 2025

But there are still some sour grapes about the big tactical dispute in February. —Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 July 2025

Yesterday, when asked about Musk’s criticism--which could sink the entire bill, if enough Senate Republicans like Ron Johnson and their constituents turn against it--the president chalked it up to sour grapes over the bill’s failure to extend EV tax credits. —Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025

Trump and his administration have cast Musk’s criticism as sour grapes stemming from the bill’s elimination of electric vehicle subsidies, which are utilized by Tesla. —Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 6 June 2025