Synonyms of sourness

sourness

noun

as in coldness

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sourness

The first leg will be the ever-popular third-place playoff, in which a couple of morose losers compete for no trophy at all and a chance to show off the superior sourness of their grapes. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Any sourness of musty odor is a red flag. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

The pomegranate molasses in the dressing adds a natural sweet-and-sourness that goes well with the beetroot, complementing both the cooling yoghurt and the heat of the pul biber oil. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 16 May 2026

And the custardy texture somehow imprints a more pronounced, wholly pleasant sourness. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

Salty chips and sour candies Your perception of saltiness and sourness happens a little differently. — Linda Bartoshuk, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026

Most varieties are made by straining out excess whey from yogurt, which renders a thicker consistency while retaining the same zing of bright sourness. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023