All rancorous synonyms
ran·cor·ous
R r adj rancorous
- implacable — not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
- hard as nails — tough, durable
- ironfisted — ruthless, harsh, and tyrannical: an ironfisted dictator.
- maleficent — doing evil or harm; harmfully malicious: maleficent destroyers of reputations.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- acrimonious — Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry.
- bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
- malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
- cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- inhumane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- dog eat dog — marked by destructive or ruthless competition; without self-restraint, ethics, etc.: It's a dog-eat-dog industry.
- ill-disposed — unfriendly, unsympathetic, or having a negative attitude, as toward another person or an idea.
- in-humane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- accidentally on purpose — Deliberately, though apparently accidentally.
- hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- catty — If someone, especially a woman or girl, is being catty, they are being unpleasant and unkind.
- hostile — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- malefic — productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
adjective rancorous
- embittered — Simple past tense and past participle of embitter.
- oppugnant — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- wreakful — (obsolete) Vengeful; angry, furious.
- grudging — done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
adverb rancorous
- keenly — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- grudgingly — displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness: grudging acceptance of the victory of an opponent.
- acrimoniously — caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute.
noun rancorous
- embitterment — (uncountable) The state of being embittered.
- maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- ill feeling — animosity or resentment felt toward another.
- miff — petulant displeasure; ill humor.
- acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
adv rancorous
- bitterly — You use bitterly when you are describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike.