Synonyms and Antonyms of acrid
1
having or showing deep-seated resentment
- there have been acrid relations between the two families ever since they fought over that strip of land
disaffected, discontented, disgruntled, malcontent
contemptuous, cynical, disdainful, misanthropic, scornful
angry, cruel, harsh, irritated, mad, rough, savage, vehement, vicious, virulent, vitriolic
acid, caustic, cutting, mordant, sarcastic, trenchant
knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out)
caring, forgiving, gentle, kind, kindhearted, loving, sweet, sympathetic, tender, warm, warmhearted
2
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
- Phillipa's acrid comments about the new employee's clothes were met by laughter from everyone at the lunch table
acerb, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulous, barbed, biting, caustic, corrosive, cutting, mordant, pungent, sarcastic, sardonic, satiric (or satirical), scalding, scathing, sharp, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-mouthed, snarky, tart
brisk, cross, sharp-tongued, sour, sourish, spiky (also spikey), tartish
incisive, keen, poignant, trenchant
cynical, dry, ironic (also ironical), wry
facetious, flippant, tongue-in-cheek
acrimonious, bitter, resentful, vitriolic
harsh, rough, severe, stringent
abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), concise, crisp, curt, gruff, pithy, snippety, snippy, succinct, terse
backhanded, insincere
amusing, droll, merry, playful, sportive, waggish
gentle, mild
bland
good-humored, good-natured
diplomatic, polite, smooth, suave, urbane
affable, cordial, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable
