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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'stinging'

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1. (adj) sting, stinging
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
Synonyms: con game, flimflam, bunko, confidence game, sting, bunko game, gyp, bunco, pang, stinging, con, confidence trick, bunco game, insect bite, bite, hustle
Antonyms: kind

2. (adj) cutting, edged, stinging
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
Synonyms: keen, piercing, edged, stabbing, knifelike, raw, stinging, cutting, lancinate, lancinating, bleak
Antonyms: kind

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'stinging'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. stinging
Acid, sour, and bitter agree in being contrasted with sweet, but the two former are sharply distinguished from the latter. Acid or sour is the taste of vinegar or lemon-juice; bitter th
Synonyms: bitter, acerb, acidulous, caustic, pungent, stinging, acetous, acrid, cutting, savage, tart, acid, acrimonious, harsh, sharp, vinegarish, acidulated, biting, irate, sour, virulent
Antonyms: dulcet, honeyed, luscious, nectared, saccharine, sweet

'stinging' - Nearby Entries
stingily stinginess stinging hair stinging stinging nettle stingless sting operation

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