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All acridness synonyms

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noun acridness

  • bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
  • acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
  • astringent — An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.
  • pungency — sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
  • sourness — having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
  • tartness — sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow.
  • causticity — capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
  • sarcasm — harsh or bitter derision or irony.
  • acidity — the quality or state of being acid
  • acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
  • incisiveness — penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
  • mordacity — biting or given to biting.
  • sharpness — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
  • trenchancy — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
  • mordancy — the quality of being mordant; sharpness.
  • acridity — sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.
  • corrosiveness — having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive.
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