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Sour

🔄 Synonyms of "Sour"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sullennoun	Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
dournoun	Stern, harsh and forbidding.
morose	Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
sharpnoun	Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
acerbic	(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
darknoun	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
tartnoun	A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
glumnoun	Despondent; moody; sullen.
malodorous	Having a bad odor.
acerb	(archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
gloweringnoun	The act of giving a glower.
turnverb	To make a non-linear physical movement.
moodynoun	Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
tasteful	Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
falseverb	Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
astringentnoun	A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
ill-natured	Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
acidulous	Slightly sour; subacid; sourish.
tangy	Having a sharp, pungent flavor.
offnoun	In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
rancid	(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.
fermentnoun	To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
acetous	Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
turned	moved around an axis or center
acidulent	Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.

↔️ Antonyms of "Sour"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sweetnoun	Tasting of sugars.
dulcifyverb	To sweeten the taste of.
edulcorateverb	(rare) To sweeten.
dulcorateverb	(obsolete, transitive) To sweeten (literal or figurative).
sweetenverb	(transitive) To make sweet to the taste.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sour"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rancid	(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.
tartnoun	A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
tartnessnoun	The characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.
acerb	(archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself.
acerbic	(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
sullen	Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
morose	Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
saturnine	(comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy
glum	Despondent; moody; sullen.
moody	Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
ill-natured	Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
dour	Stern, harsh and forbidding.
gloweringnoun	The act of giving a glower.
tangynoun	Having a sharp, pungent flavor.
dark	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
malodorous	Having a bad odor.
unharmonious	Synonym of inharmonious.
inharmonious	(music) Not in harmony.
off	(predicative only) Inoperative, disabled.
tasteful	Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.