All barbed synonyms
barbed
B b adj barbed
- biting — Biting wind or cold is extremely cold.
- pointed — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- piercing — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- wounding — an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
- hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
adjective barbed
- hooked — bent like a hook; hook-shaped.
- spiky — having a spike or spikes.
- spiny — abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- thorny — abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
- prickly — full of or armed with prickles.
- snide — derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss.
- cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- unkind — lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
- acid — An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts. Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with.
- acerbic — sour in taste
- taunting — to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
- cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- sarcastic — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.