acrimonious[adjective]Synonyms: bitter, caustic, irascible, petulant, rancorous, spiteful, splenetic, testy
Antonyms: irenic, peaceable
Contrasted words: benign, benignant, kind, kindly
Related Words: cranky,
cross,
irascible,
splenetic,
testy,
belligerent,
contentious,
quarrelsome [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ac‧ri‧mo‧ni‧ous /ˌækrəˈməʊniəs◂, ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs◂ $ -ˈmoʊ-/
adjective an acrimonious meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry
Synonym : bitter:
The meeting ended in an acrimonious dispute.—acrimoniously adverb—acrimoniousness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲