acrid English

Meaning acrid meaning

What does acrid mean?

acrid

— adjective (= pungent) strong and sharp the pungent taste of radishes the acrid smell of burning rubber

— adjective (= acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, vitriolic) harsh or corrosive in tone an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose a barrage of acid comments her acrid remarks make her many enemies bitter words blistering criticism caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics a sulfurous denunciation a vitriolic critique

Synonyms acrid synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as acrid?

acrid English » English

pungent

sharp

keen

acrimonious

poignant

waspish

lurid

acute

bitter

caustic

tart

sour

acid

acerbic

vitriolic

biting

virulent

astringent

acerb

trenchant

sulphurous

sulfurous

smell

racy

odor

nasty

harsh

blistering

venomous

stringent

stinging

spicy

snappy

shrill

rough

lively

hard

acidulous

acidic

witty

vivacious

vitriolous

vitriol

vigorous

venomed

top

thin

tard

subtle

strong-flavored

Topics acrid topics

What do people use acrid to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive

Taste

• What words describe something that has a bitter taste?
  bitter acrid astringent bitter-tasting caustic

Person Sense, perceive

Smell

• What words describe something that smells bad?
  smelly stinking acrid body odor awful fetid foul foul-smelling fusty malodorous moldy musty noisome pungent putrid rancid rank reeking rotten

Social behavior Law Justice

Act harshly

• What words refer to acting harshly?
  act harshly abrasive abrupt acrid acrimonious brute bully caustic cruel cruelty demanding exacting forceful grate grim hard harsh martial law pugnacious rigid rough severe sharp stern stiff stinging strict stringent tough unfavorable unfeeling ungentle violent