Asperity and Compassion
Opposite meaning words
Asperity
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
Compassion is an antonym for asperity.
Compassion
Compassion noun - Sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
Asperity is an antonym for compassion.
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Compassion and Asperity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/asperity/compassion
Asperity & Compassion. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/asperity/compassion>.
Compassion or Asperity. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/asperity/compassion.
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