DOUCE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For DOUCE
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| abrasive | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a substance that abrades or wears down adjective satellite • causing abrasion • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| acrid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • strong and sharp • harsh or corrosive in tone | ||||||
| bitter | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) • the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth • the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste adverb • extremely and sharply adjective satellite • marked by strong resentment or cynicism • very difficult to accept or bear • harsh or corrosive in tone • expressive of severe grief or regret • proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity • causing a sharp and acrid taste experience • causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold verb • make bitter | ||||||
| brusque | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by rude or peremptory shortness | ||||||
| caustic | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue • the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | ||||||
| harsh | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • unpleasantly stern • unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses • unkind or cruel or uncivil • severe • sharply disagreeable; rigorous | ||||||
| pungent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • strong and sharp • capable of wounding | ||||||
| sour | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having a sharp biting taste noun • a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth • the property of being acidic adjective satellite • smelling of fermentation or staleness • one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons • in an unpalatable state • inaccurate in pitch • showing a brooding ill humor verb • go sour or spoil • make sour or more sour | ||||||
| unkind | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking kindness adjective satellite • deficient in humane and kindly feelings | ||||||
