Sour synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Sharp or bitter in tone or meaning; cutting.
The definition of bitter is having a harsh and disagreeable taste or something that is hard to bear.
To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
make sour
Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
with a kick
Sour in taste
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Briskly or keenly cold and cutting:
Spiteful; nasty:
To become sour:
To make turbulent; excite or agitate.
To change into vinegar or acetic acid
To change into an acid
To fill with hate; embitter
To make sour or bitter
mild (antonym)
Not severe or acute:
bland (antonym)
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
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irritable (related)
In an ill humor; bad-tempered; peevish
Sour in taste
Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation.
Acid is defined as something that has a sour taste, or something that has a pH of less than 7 in chemistry.
Somewhat sarcastic
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Acrid is defined as a sharp, bitter taste or smell that is unpleasant.
Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic:
Difficult to understand; complicated.
Negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness:
Marked by sternness or harshness; forbidding:
Sour in taste
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imbittered
Sour in taste
loppered
Sour in taste
mirthless
Devoid of gladness and gaiety.
Of or like a misanthrope
Stale or moldy in odor or taste.
Inclined to find fault; complaining
Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank.
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The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
infestivity
Lack of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth.
mirthlessness
The state or condition of being mirthless.
Relating to or containing acetic acid or vinegar.
A substance or preparation, such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues, resulting in decreased flow of blood or other secretions.
To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.
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To flow or cause to flow like a fountain.
imbitter
Alternative spelling of embitter.
To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
The point at which the axes of a Cartesian coordinate system intersect. The coordinates of the origin are (0,0) in two dimensions and (0,0,0) in three dimensions.
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To cause to come into existence; originate.
To deteriorate through neglect or inactivity; languish or decline:
To an extreme degree.
good (antonym)
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
pleasant (antonym)
Fair and comfortable:
happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
cheerful (antonym)
Willing; ready
friendly (antonym)
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
cordial (antonym)
Polite and respectful; formally pleasant:
encourage (antonym)
To give support to; be favorable to; foster; help
excite (antonym)
To cause to become more active:
incite (antonym)
To provoke and urge on:
Severe, cruel, or exacting:
Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary:
The definition of glum is being or looking gloomy or sad.
Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood:
The definition of saturnine is someone or someplace that is gloomy, dark, moody or mysterious.
(Often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
The definition of sullen is something that appears dull or dark.
Amiss is a person, place, or thing that is flawed or incorrect in some way.
Not in accordance with what is usual or expected
Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
taste (related)
Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids
surprise (related)
Unexpected.
thrive (related)
Not in accordance with what is usual or expected
(Geol.) Designating or of igneous rocks with more than 66% silica
Having richness or depth:
showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
(Music) pitched inaccurately either above or below the correct note
Being the animal or vehicle on the right.
The state, quality, or degree of being acid.
The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste; sourness; bitterness.
Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
sweeten (antonym)
To remove sulfur compounds from (fuel oil or gas).
over-ripe (related)
Produced by fermentation.
Cross or caustic
Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
(Not comparable) That is used for cutting.
Sharp and stinging in style or content; vivid or fiery:
The definition of unsavory is unpleasant, disagreeable or disreputable.
Tasting somewhat like vinegar.
Of or like brine; very salty
Distasteful; unpalatable:
Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; stimulating.
Having the reddish-brown color of a fox
The definition of green is having the color between blue and yellow on the color spectrum or being good for the environment.
(Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
acidulated
Sour in taste
Of or relating to insects and certain other animals that wound the skin with a sting, mouthparts, or fangs.
subacid
Somewhat acidic.
tartarize
To treat, impregnate, or combine with tartar.
(Archaic) Causing harm; unfavorable
To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.
Synonym Study
- Tart suggests a slightly stinging sharpness or sourness and usually connotes that this may be pleasant to the taste a tart cherry pie
- Acidulous suggests a slightly sour or acid quality acidulous spring water
- Acid suggests a sourness that is normal or natural a lemon is an acid fruit
- Sour usually implies an unpleasant sharpness of taste and often connotes fermentation or rancidity sour milk
Find another word for sour. In this page you can discover 143 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sour, like: tart, bitter, spoil, make sour, grouchy, stinging, with a kick, sharp, on-edge, ill-natured and acetose.