{ "acid":{ "causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids":{ "examples":[ "an acid -tasting medicine" ], "synonyms":[ "acidic", "acidulous", "sour", "sourish", "tart", "tartish", "vinegary" ], "near synonyms":[ "dry", "soured", "unsweetened", "pungent", "sharp", "tangy", "zestful", "zesty", "zingy", "astringent", "puckery", "hyperacid" ], "near antonyms":[ "sweet", "bland", "smooth", "flat", "flavorless", "insipid", "savorless", "tasteless", "zestless", "dilute", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having or showing a habitually bad temper":{ "examples":[ "with her acid personality, my aunt could be relied upon to bring some much-needed balance to the holiday gush" ], "synonyms":[ "bearish", "bilious", "bloody-minded", "cantankerous", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "ornery", "splenetic", "surly" ], "near synonyms":[ "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "crotchety", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "querulous", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "peppery", "petulant", "quick-tempered", "short-tempered", "snappish", "snippy", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "contentious", "contrary", "cussed", "angry", "exasperated", "indignant", "irate", "mad", "upset", "uptight", "depressed", "dour", "glum", "morose", "sullen", "anal", "old-maidish", "schoolmarmish" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "amicable", "congenial", "friendly", "pleasant", "benign", "gentle", "kind", "nice", "sweet", "bubbly", "cheerful", "cheery", "effervescent", "exuberant", "high-spirited", "joyful", "lighthearted", "lively", "vivacious", "content", "glad", "happy", "calm", "placid", "serene", "long-suffering", "patient", "tolerant" ], "antonyms":[ "amiable", "good-humored", "good-natured", "good-tempered" ] }, "marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings":{ "examples":[ "a cultural gadfly known for an acid tongue that spares no one" ], "synonyms":[ "acerb", "acerbic", "acidic", "acidulous", "acrid", "barbed", "biting", "caustic", "corrosive", "cutting", "mordant", "pungent", "sarcastic", "sardonic", "satiric", "satirical", "scalding", "scathing", "sharp", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "smart-mouthed", "snarky", "tart" ], "near synonyms":[ "brisk", "cross", "sharp-tongued", "sour", "sourish", "spiky", "spikey", "tartish", "incisive", "keen", "poignant", "trenchant", "cynical", "dry", "ironic", "ironical", "wry", "facetious", "flippant", "tongue-in-cheek", "acrimonious", "bitter", "resentful", "vitriolic", "harsh", "rough", "severe", "stringent", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "gruff", "pithy", "snippety", "snippy", "succinct", "terse", "backhanded", "insincere" ], "near antonyms":[ "amusing", "droll", "merry", "playful", "sportive", "waggish", "gentle", "mild", "bland", "good-humored", "good-natured", "diplomatic", "polite", "smooth", "suave", "urbane", "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "sociable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "acidness":{ "a harsh or sharp quality":{ "examples":[ "there's an irritating acidness to the writer's comments on just about everything" ], "synonyms":[ "acerbity", "acidity", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "acuteness", "asperity", "bite", "bitterness", "edge", "harshness", "keenness", "poignance", "poignancy", "pungency", "roughness", "sharpness", "tartness" ], "near synonyms":[ "ginger", "punch", "spice", "tang", "raucousness", "severeness", "severity", "shrillness", "virulence", "vitriol", "cattiness", "maliciousness", "pointedness", "thorniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentleness", "kindliness" ], "antonyms":[ "mildness", "softness" ] }, "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "the acidness in his remarks hurt her to the core" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulence", "virulency", "vitriol" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "acing (out)":{ "as in surpassing , topping":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "acidulous":{ "causing or 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"smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "smart-mouthed", "snarky", "tart" ], "near synonyms":[ "brisk", "cross", "sharp-tongued", "sour", "sourish", "spiky", "spikey", "tartish", "incisive", "keen", "poignant", "trenchant", "cynical", "dry", "ironic", "ironical", "wry", "facetious", "flippant", "tongue-in-cheek", "acrimonious", "bitter", "resentful", "vitriolic", "harsh", "rough", "severe", "stringent", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "gruff", "pithy", "snippety", "snippy", "succinct", "terse", "backhanded", "insincere" ], "near antonyms":[ "amusing", "droll", "merry", "playful", "sportive", "waggish", "gentle", "mild", "bland", "good-humored", "good-natured", "diplomatic", "polite", "smooth", "suave", "urbane", "affable", "cordial", "genial", "gracious", "hospitable", "sociable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "acid tests":{ "as in litmus tests , litmuses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "litmuses", "litmus tests", "crosses", "crucibles", "fires", "gauntlets", "gantlets", "ordeals", "trials", "baptisms", "initiations", "challenges", "complications", "difficulties", "griefs", "grievances", "hardships", "rigors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "acidhead":{ "as in crackhead , pothead":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cokehead", "crackhead", "pothead", "speed freak", "addict", "dopehead", "doper", "druggie", "druggy", "fiend", "freak", "head", "hophead", "hype", "junkie", "junky", "stoner", "user", "burnout" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaddict", "nonuser" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "acidity":{ "a harsh or sharp quality":{ "examples":[ "detected a certain acidity in the way he responded" ], "synonyms":[ "acerbity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "acuteness", "asperity", "bite", "bitterness", "edge", "harshness", "keenness", "poignance", "poignancy", "pungency", "roughness", "sharpness", "tartness" ], "near synonyms":[ "ginger", "punch", "spice", "tang", "raucousness", "severeness", "severity", "shrillness", "virulence", "vitriol", "cattiness", "maliciousness", "pointedness", "thorniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentleness", "kindliness" ], "antonyms":[ "mildness", "softness" ] }, "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "the acidity of their relationship was well known to their mutual acquaintances" ], "synonyms":[ "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bile", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulence", "virulency", "vitriol" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "acidheads":{ "as in crackheads , potheads":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cokeheads", "crackheads", "potheads", "speed freaks", "addicts", "dopeheads", "dopers", "druggies", "fiends", "freaks", "heads", "hopheads", "hypes", "junkies", "stoners", "users", "burnouts" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaddicts", "nonusers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }