SHARP-TONGUED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

sharp-tongued

adjective

Definition of sharp-tongued

as in acerbic

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Recent Examples of sharp-tongued Much like this Air sign, Chucky is sharp-tongued, switching between clever and terror in an instant. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 His icy and sharp-tongued mother (Corinna Harfouch) is dying of cancer. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Smart and supremely confident, sharp-tongued but easily wounded. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 May 2026 The film follows Kat Stratford, a fiercely independent and sharp-tongued teenager played by Julia Stiles who has no interest in dating. — Jane Lacroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

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Adjective

An unswervingly loyal oncologist, Wilson was the acerbic doctor's only true friend.

— Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026
At a moment when technology companies were promising to bring people closer together, David Fincher’s acerbic drama about the founding of Facebook had a darker theory about why people wanted to connect in the first place.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of acerbic

Adjective

Cavill, absent from the proceedings for long stretches, remains a sturdy presence as the most buff screen Sherlock ever, while Helena Bonham Carter is again reliably amusing as Enola and Sherlock’s sardonic mother Eudoria.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
And Milly’s being this sort of seething, disconnected, sardonic character who is more of an observer.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 June 2026

Definition of sardonic

Adjective

This is taken as evidence of his status, not a sarcastic criticism.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
On Monday night, Contreras was ejected in the second inning after a check-swing strikeout prompted him to give a sarcastic ABS challenge gesture at the umpire, earning an instant boot.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of sarcastic

Adjective

Rohmer’s caustic cynicism Conversely, a filmmaker of the French New Wave who has seen his stock rise during the last few years is Eric Rohmer, championed by Noah Baumbach among others.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Hostile and caustic had a different meaning in 1962.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of caustic

Adjective

Still, even with the Justice Department approving the WBD merger late last week without any concessions, the Paramount Skydance’s CEO’s happy face masked some spikey obstacles to the merger from overseas and in state houses over Ellison’s strategic bear hug with the ex-Apprentice host.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 June 2026
This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of spiky

Adjective

The script for the video was written by Casale and his longtime friend Max Papeschi, an Italian satirical artist.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
Staff members of the satirical magazine Leman are on trial on charges of inciting hatred over a cartoon published last year that features the Prophet Mohammed and Moses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of satiric

Adjective

The fence, as constructed, is more than 8 feet tall and is topped with a strand of barbed wire — too high for many animals to jump and dangerous for those that attempt to do so.

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026
Vines have grown through the fence and barbed wire surrounding a tall art deco building in this city’s downtown, and cigarette holders and empty food tins litter the tall weeds.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 24 June 2026

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