Acrid
Acrid adjective - Having or showing deep-seated resentment.
Usage example: there have been acrid relations between the two families ever since they fought over that strip of land
Contemptuous and acrid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contemptuous" instead an adjective "Acrid".
Contemptuous
Contemptuous adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: contemptuous comments about the baseball team's pathetic showings
Acrid and contemptuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acrid" instead an adjective "Contemptuous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cutting and acrid
- cutting and contemptuous
- critical and acrid
- critical and contemptuous
- sarcastic and acrid
- sarcastic and contemptuous
- hard and acrid
- hard and contemptuous
- caustic and acrid
- caustic and contemptuous
- scathing and acrid
- scathing and contemptuous
- biting and acrid
- biting and contemptuous
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