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• adjective (Context 1)

Angry, bitter, and sharp in tone, language, or manner (especially of a dispute, debate, or relationship breakup).

Usage Example

"The business partners went through an bitter dispute over the company's intellectual property."

Strongest
bitter
rancorous
vitriolic
Strong
caustic
acerbic
hostile
scathing
mordant
acrid
spiteful

Opposites of acrimonious

The opposite of acrimonious shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

amicable
cordial
harmonious
friendly
civil
peaceable
genial
polite
See all opposites of acrimonious

• Nearby Words

acrid
acridly
acridness
acrimonious
acrobat
acrobatic
acrobatically

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Acrimonious. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/acrimonious
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