pungent English

Meaning pungent meaning

What does pungent mean?

pungent

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

— adjective (= barbed, biting) capable of wounding a barbed compliment a biting aphorism pungent satire

Synonyms pungent synonyms

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

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acrid

sharp

hot

spicy

biting

strong

caustic

piquant

keen

peppery

poignant

piercing

nipping

barbed

astringent

acid

trenchant

tart

smart

severe

mordacious

cutting

acute

acrimonious

stinging

spice up

shrill

savoury

racy

pricking

pointed

nippy

mordant

harsh

fulgurating

crisp

bitter

abrupt

violent

very sharp

venomous

twanging

tangy

strong-scented

strident

stiff

sticking out

splenetic

spiky

snappy

Topics pungent topics

What do people use pungent to talk about?

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
• What words describe something that can be smelled easily?
  strong powerful pungent heady redolent

Person Sense, perceive

Taste

• What words describe something that has a strong or spicy taste?
  strong hot spicy piquant fiery pungent peppery