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Synonyms for sour
saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər
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Princeton's WordNet
sour(noun)
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
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tartness, sourness, acidityAntonyms:
tasteless, fragrant, saccharine, sweet, unsoured, sweetish, good-natured, treacly, harmonious, syrupy, cloying, sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcoratesour, sourness, tartness(noun)
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
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sourness, acrimony, moroseness, sulkiness, bitterness, acidity, tartness, sullenness, jaundice, acerbity, thorninessAntonyms:
unsoured, sweet, tasteless, sweetish, saccharine, good-natured, cloying, harmonious, treacly, fragrant, syrupy, edulcorate, dulcorate, dulcify, sweetensourness, sour, acidity(adj)
the property of being acidic
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sourness, moroseness, sulkiness, acidulousness, acidity, tartness, sullennessAntonyms:
treacly, sweet, cloying, sweetish, harmonious, good-natured, tasteless, fragrant, saccharine, unsoured, syrupy, dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweetensour, rancid(adj)
smelling of fermentation or staleness
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off-key, sullen, rancid, off, glowering, morose, dour, dark, false, moody, turned, saturnine, glumAntonyms:
harmonious, cloying, fragrant, tasteless, sweet, treacly, sweetish, unsoured, good-natured, syrupy, saccharine, sweeten, edulcorate, dulcorate, dulcifysour(adj)
having a sharp biting taste
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off-key, sullen, rancid, off, glowering, morose, dour, dark, false, moody, turned, saturnine, glumAntonyms:
treacly, harmonious, saccharine, fragrant, sweet, syrupy, sweetish, cloying, good-natured, tasteless, unsoured, sweeten, edulcorate, dulcify, dulcoratesour(adj)
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
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off-key, sullen, rancid, off, glowering, morose, dour, dark, false, moody, turned, saturnine, glumAntonyms:
unsoured, treacly, tasteless, cloying, syrupy, sweet, saccharine, fragrant, sweetish, good-natured, harmonious, edulcorate, sweeten, dulcorate, dulcifyoff, sour, turned(adj)
in an unpalatable state
"sour milk"
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cancelled, off-key, sullen, rancid, off, glowering, morose, dour, dark, false, moody, turned, saturnine, glumAntonyms:
syrupy, good-natured, unsoured, harmonious, cloying, saccharine, treacly, fragrant, sweetish, sweet, tasteless, dulcify, sweeten, dulcorate, edulcoratefalse, off-key, sour(adj)
inaccurate in pitch
"a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"
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off-key, fake, saturnine, turned, mistaken, imitation, delusive, fictive, morose, simulated, put on, dark, off, false, moody, assumed, rancid, dour, sullen, faux, fictitious, sham, glowering, pretended, glum, untrueAntonyms:
cloying, tasteless, harmonious, saccharine, good-natured, unsoured, treacly, sweet, fragrant, sweetish, syrupy, dulcorate, edulcorate, dulcify, sweetendark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen(verb)
showing a brooding ill humor
"a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
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pertinacious, heavy, forbidding, glum, sullen, dogged, dark, moody, non-white, temperamental, threatening, coloured, disconsolate, dark-skinned, black, gloomy, drear, benighted, off, blue, glowering, obscure, sinister, turned, grim, saturnine, tenacious, off-key, dour, false, unyielding, sorry, drab, dingy, dreary, dismal, persistent, lowering, rancid, moroseAntonyms:
treacly, saccharine, cloying, tasteless, good-natured, fragrant, syrupy, sweet, sweetish, harmonious, unsoured, sweeten, dulcorate, dulcify, edulcoratesour, turn, ferment, work(verb)
go sour or spoil
"The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
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knead, bend, operate, wrick, process, work, deform, shape, change state, figure out, move around, twist, work out, release, run, wreak, function, rick, call on, acidify, lick, forge, solve, flex, act, wrench, become, form, plow, acetify, mould, exploit, go, grow, sprain, play, do work, make for, mold, bring, change by reversal, puzzle out, put to work, turn over, reverse, crop, exercise, ferment, cultivate, work on, act upon, turn, influence, acidulate, plough, makeAntonyms:
harmonious, tasteless, cloying, good-natured, saccharine, treacly, unsoured, fragrant, sweetish, syrupy, sweet, sweeten, edulcorate, dulcorate, dulcifysour, acidify, acidulate, acetify(verb)
make sour or more sour
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acidulate, acidify, turn, ferment, acetify, workAntonyms:
cloying, sweetish, good-natured, syrupy, tasteless, harmonious, saccharine, treacly, fragrant, sweet, unsoured, sweeten, edulcorate, dulcorate, dulcify
English Synonyms and Antonyms
sour
Acid, sour, and bitter agree in being contrasted with sweet, but the two former are sharply distinguished from the latter. Acid or sour is the taste of vinegar or lemon-juice; bitter that of quassia, quinine, or strychnine. Acrid is nearly allied to bitter. Pungent suggests the effect of pepper or snuff on the organs of taste or smell; as, a pungent odor. Caustic indicates the corroding effect of some strong chemical, as nitrate of silver. In a figurative sense, as applied to language or character, these words are very closely allied. We say a sour face, sharp words, bitter complaints, caustic wit, cutting irony, biting sarcasm, a stinging taunt, harsh judgment, a tart reply. Harsh carries the idea of intentional and severe unkindness, bitter of a severity that arises from real or supposed ill treatment. The bitter speech springs from the sore heart. Tart and sharp utterances may not proceed from an intention to wound, but merely from a wit recklessly keen; cutting, stinging, and biting speech indicates more or less of hostile intent, the latter being the more deeply malicious. The caustic utterance is meant to burn, perhaps wholesomely, as in the satire of Juvenal or Cervantes. Compare MOROSE.
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acerb, acetous, acid, acidulated, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, biting, bitter, caustic, cutting, harsh, irate, pungent, savage, sharp, stinging, tart, vinegarish, virulentAntonyms:
dulcet, honeyed, luscious, nectared, saccharine, sweet
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sour(a.)
sour(a.)
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cross, crabbed, morose, surly, testy, touchy, cantankerous, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude, rough, harsh, ill-tempered, ill-naturedsour(v. a.)
sour(v. a.)
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imbitter, make crosssour(v. n.)
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turn sour, become acid
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How to use sour in a sentence?
To replace Iranian oil it makes sense to go for a sour grade such as Mars and Green Canyon. The problem is these grades are also needed in the U.S. and it is the very light sweet grades that are in excess.
Investor sentiment overall is sour now. The Japanese market this week is going to depend on external factors and overseas economic data again.
Every sweet has its sour every evil its good.
The futures weren't looking too good and that retail report didn't do it any good, it took a big nosedive after that, yesterday it was amazing because it started out so strong and ended up on a very sour note, and we just now see a continuation of that. It doesn't look like it's going to be a pretty day at this point.
Your ability is your power. Other's opinions can make it sour.
Translations for sour
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- حامضArabic
- turşAzerbaijani
- кіслыBelarusian
- ки́селBulgarian
- àcid, agreCatalan, Valencian
- zahořklý, kyselý, zkyslý, zkysaný, mrzutýCzech
- кꙑсѣлъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- egr, surWelsh
- surDanish
- versäuern, Säure, sauer, angesäuert, gesäuert, sauer vergären, säuern, Whiskey Sauer, sauer vergoren, ranzigGerman
- ξινός, ξινισμένος, όξινοςGreek
- acidaEsperanto
- agrio, ácidoSpanish
- hapuEstonian
- ترشPersian
- kirpeä, nyreä, hapan, hapantunut, särkyä, rikkoa, mennä pilalle, pilata, hapantaa, särkeä, härski, hapantua, hapannuttaa, härskiintynyt, nyrpeä, pilaantua, tehdä, taantuaFinnish
- aigre, surFrench
- géarIrish
- goirt, gruamachScottish Gaelic
- ácido, acedoGalician
- חמוץHebrew
- खट्टाHindi
- savanyúHungarian
- թթուArmenian
- asam, diasamiIndonesian
- súrIcelandic
- agroItalian
- 酸っぱい, すっぱいJapanese
- მჟავეGeorgian
- 시어진, 비뚤어지다, 시다, 신Korean
- تورشKurdish
- rūgštusLithuanian
- skābs, skābēts, skābtLatvian
- ī, ngākau kawaMāori
- кисел, ски́снат, ки́сел, ки́селостMacedonian
- masamMalay
- ချဉ်Burmese
- zuurDutch
- surNorwegian
- zjełczały, kwaśnyPolish
- azedoPortuguese
- acruRomanian
- ки́слыйRussian
- kȉseo, ки̏сеоSerbo-Croatian
- kyslýSlovak
- kiselSlovene
- thartëAlbanian
- surSwedish
- పులుపుTelugu
- maasimTagalog
- ekşi, bayat, acımış, asık suratlı, asitliTurkish
- ки́слийUkrainian
- ھٹاUrdu
- seurWalloon
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