Antonyms for acerbic
əˈsɜr bɪkacer·bic

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1. acerbicadjective

   Sour or bitter.

   Synonyms:
   acerb, acrid

2. acerbicadjective

   Sarcastic or cynical.

   Synonyms:
   scathing, acrid

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1. acerb, acerbic, astringentadjective

   sour or bitter in taste

   Antonyms:
   sweet, pleasant

   Synonyms:
   acrid, blistering, astringent, acid, sulphurous, bitter, virulent, caustic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous

2. acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolicadjective

   harsh or corrosive in tone

   "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

   Antonyms:
   sweet, pleasant

   Synonyms:
   virulent, blistering, red-hot, vitriolic, hot, blistery, stifling, sulphurous, acidic, acrimonious, caustic, mordant, acidulous, venomous, astringent, sulfurous, acrid, deadly, acid, corrosive, pungent, biting, bitter, sultry, acidulent, acerb, erosive

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