All biting synonyms

adj biting

• penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
• bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
• harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
• bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
• sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• scathing — bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play.
• acerbic — sour in taste
• trenchant — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
• withering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• caustic — Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
• incisive — penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
• mordant — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
• crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
• cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
• freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
• nipping — sharp or biting, as cold.
• blighting — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
• cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
• raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
• acrimonious — Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
• severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.