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acrid

11 synonyms and 5 antonyms for acrid, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Having a sharp, harsh or bitter taste.

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sulphurous acerb caustic blistering sulfurous pungent acerbic virulent vitriolic

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From Latin ācris, from ācer (“sharp”); its form was probably assimilated to acid. Compare eager.

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