Acrimony
Acrimony noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.
Usage example: she responded with such acrimony that he never brought the subject up again
Hostility is a synonym for acrimony in resentment topic. In some cases you can use "Hostility" instead a noun "Acrimony", when it comes to topics like bitterness, malice.
Nearby Words: acrimonious, acrimoniously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- resentment and acrimony
- resentment and hostility
- animosity and acrimony
- animosity and hostility
- bitterness and acrimony
- bitterness and hostility
- antagonism and acrimony
- antagonism and hostility
- gall and acrimony
- gall and hostility
- malice and acrimony
- malice and hostility
- spite and acrimony
- spite and hostility
How words are described
| bitter | bitter acrimony | bitter hostility |
Cite this Source
Hostility and Acrimony. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acrimony/hostility
Acrimony & Hostility. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acrimony/hostility>.
Hostility or Acrimony. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acrimony/hostility.
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