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NECTAREOUS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word nectareous. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For NECTAREOUS

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acerbic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• sour or bitter in taste

• harsh or corrosive in tone

acid
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

• street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

adjective satellite

• harsh or corrosive in tone

• being sour to the taste

• having the characteristics of an acid

acidulous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• being sour to the taste

astringent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

noun

• a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

adjective satellite

• sour or bitter in taste

bitter
adjectiveadj
noun

• English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)

• the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

• the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

adverb

• extremely and sharply

adjective satellite

• marked by strong resentment or cynicism

• very difficult to accept or bear

• harsh or corrosive in tone

• expressive of severe grief or regret

• proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity

• causing a sharp and acrid taste experience

• causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

verb

• make bitter

harsh
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

adjective satellite

• unpleasantly stern

• unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

• severe

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

sour
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having a sharp biting taste

noun

• a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

• the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

• the property of being acidic

adjective satellite

• smelling of fermentation or staleness

• one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons

• in an unpalatable state

• inaccurate in pitch

• showing a brooding ill humor

verb

• go sour or spoil

• make sour or more sour

unsweetened
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not made sweet

vinegary
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tasting or smelling like vinegar

• having a sour disposition; ill-tempered

Alternatives for ACERBIC

Alternatives for ACID

Alternatives for ACIDULOUS

Alternatives for ASTRINGENT

Alternatives for BITTER

Alternatives for HARSH

Alternatives for SOUR

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