Asperity and Civility

Opposite meaning words

Asperity noun - Biting sharpness of feeling or expression.

Usage example: she responded with such asperity that we knew she was deeply offended by the question

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Civility is an antonym for asperity.

Civility noun - An act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners.

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Asperity is an antonym for civility.

usual asperity

usual civility

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Civility and Asperity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/asperity/civility

Asperity & Civility. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/asperity/civility>.

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