Pleasant and Sour

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Pleasant

Pleasant adjective - Having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations.
Usage example: she has a reputation among the employees for being a demanding boss, but she's unexpectedly pleasant outside of work
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Sour is an antonym for pleasant.
Nearby Words: pleasing, pleasure, pleased, pleasurable, pleasantness

Sour

Sour adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: you'll have to face up to the sour truth of the matter
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Synonyms for Sour
Antonyms for Sour
Pleasant is an antonym for sour in topics: sharp, bitter, in a bad mood, bad-tasting.
Nearby Words: sourness, soured, sourish, souring, sourly
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  • It's evolution Blissey takes this a step further: even one bite will cause the most sour sourpuss to become unfailingly caring and pleasant to everyone.
    Source: Impossibly Delicious Food
  • The Coconut Effect Being made from bananas, it's also normally sweet, hence some manufacturers add vinegar to make it taste like the sweet-sour Tomato Ketchup (though some consumers like Banana Ketchup for its sweetness and consider it more pleasant than Tomato Ketchup).
    Source: The Coconut Effect
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