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tartness

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Synonyms and Antonyms of tartness

1 a harsh or sharp quality

there's a tartness to this movie criticʼs reviews that's a little tiresome

Synonyms of tartness

acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness

Words Related to tartness

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness

Near Antonyms of tartness

gentleness, kindliness

Antonyms of tartness

mildness, softness

2 biting sharpness of feeling or expression

there's a telltale tartness between these two teams that nobody could miss

Synonyms of tartness

acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, asperity, bile, bitterness, cattiness, corrosiveness, mordancy, virulence, virulency, vitriol

Words Related to tartness

gruffness, harshness, hostility, relentlessness, severity, sternness, vehemence

coldness, crossness, discourteousness, iciness, impoliteness, incivility, nastiness, rudeness, sourness, surliness, ungraciousness

anger, animosity, gall, jaundice, malevolence, malice, rancor, scorn, spite, spleen, venom, vindictiveness

jealousy, pique, resentment, sour grapes

Near Antonyms of tartness

civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, geniality, graciousness, kindness, politeness, tactfulness

compassion, softness, sweetness, sympathy, tenderness, warmth

oiliness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity, unctuousness, urbanity

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