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vinegary

[vin-i-guh-ree] / ˈvɪn ɪ gə ri /
ADJECTIVE
acetous
Synonyms
WEAK
acerb acerbic acidulous acrid bitter harsh tangy tart vinegarish
ADJECTIVE
acid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acerbic biting piquant pungent
STRONG
sharp tart
WEAK
acidulous vinegarish
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bland dull mild
WEAK
basic kind nice sweet
ADJECTIVE
bitter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
harsh sour
STRONG
acid astringent tart
WEAK
absinthal absinthian acerb acerbic acrid amaroidal unsweetened
Antonyms
STRONG
bland sweet
WEAK
agreeable content genial good helping kind mild nice pleasant wonderful
ADJECTIVE
cantankerous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cranky dour grouchy grumpy irascible prickly quarrelsome testy
WEAK
bad-tempered bearish bloody-minded captious choleric contrary critical cross crotchety crusty disagreeable huffy ill-humored ill-natured irritable morose obstinate ornery peevish perverse petulant snappish sour stubborn vinegarish
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful easygoing happy pleasant
WEAK
easy good-natured nice
ADJECTIVE
cranky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cantankerous grouchy grumpy irascible irritable ornery ugly
WEAK
bad-humored bearish choleric crabby cross crotchety cussed disagreeable got up on wrong side of bed hot-tempered ill-humored like a bear mean out of sorts perverse quick-tempered ratty snappish tetchy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful happy nice pleasant
WEAK
amiable
ADJECTIVE
crotchety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cantankerous crusty grouchy grumpy ornery
WEAK
awkward bad-tempered bearish contrary crabby cranky cross cross-grained curmudgeonly difficult disagreeable eccentric fractious irritable obstinate obstreperous odd peevish surly testy unusual waspish waspy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
happy nice pleasant
WEAK
cheerful
ADJECTIVE
crusty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brusque cranky gruff irascible prickly sarcastic
WEAK
abrupt bluff blunt brief cantankerous captious choleric crabbed crabby cross curt dour harsh ill-humored peevish saturnine scornful short short-tempered snappish snarling snippety snippy splenetic surly testy touchy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful happy kind nice pleasant polite
WEAK
flexible pliable pliant soft soggy
ADJECTIVE
sharp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acerbic bitter brisk harsh hot lively sour vigorous
STRONG
acid active astringent burning tart
WEAK
acrid austere odorous piquant pungent strong-smelling suffocating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mild sweet
STRONG
bland
WEAK
blunt dull tasteless
ADJECTIVE
sour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acid acidic acrid biting bitter briny caustic fermented musty peppery piquant pungent rancid sharp soured unpleasant
STRONG
acidulated astringent bad curdled cutting dry green salty stinging tart turned
WEAK
acerb acetic acetose acetous keen sourish unripe unsavory unwholesome with a kick
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable blah bland calm dull good kind mild nice pleasant sweet tasteless wonderful
WEAK
cheerful cordial friendly happy tasty
ADJECTIVE
tangy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appetizing aromatic flavorful peppery piquant pungent salty seasoned sweet tasty zesty
WEAK
biting bitter fiery flavorsome harsh highly seasoned hot tart zippy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blah bland dull tasteless unappetizing unsavory
ADJECTIVE
tart
Synonyms
STRONG
acid astringent caustic cutting dry sharp short wounding
WEAK
acerb acerbic acetose acidulous acrimonious barbed biting harsh nasty piquant pungent scathing snappish snappy snippy tangy testy trenchant
Antonyms
STRONG
bland calm kind mild nice
WEAK
sweet

Example Sentences

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But Jude is more vinegary and direct about his concerns than he is melodramatic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

And dill pickles, which might sound rogue, but trust me: they’re the vinegary little high note that brings the whole thing into focus.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

Don’t miss your choice of creamy or vinegary potato salad, nor the meat-salad that is fleischsalat, if you go that way.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

My family likes their dressing on the vinegary side.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

Susan Calvin injected a blunt, vinegary note, “What makes a single robot so important to the project, and why hasn’t it been located?”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov