Asperity and Smoothness
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
Smoothness is an antonym for asperity.
Smoothness
Smoothness noun - A texture without roughness; smooth to the touch.
Asperity is an antonym for smoothness.
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Smoothness and Asperity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/asperity/smoothness
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