acerbic
adjectiveHow many syllables in acerbic?
There are 3 syllables in the word acerbic.How to pronounce acerbic:
Definition of acerbic:
- acerbic (adjective):
- harsh or corrosive in tone.
- sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone
Synonyms for acerbic:
acerb
acid
acidic
acidulous
acrid
barbed
biting
bitter
blistering
caustic
corrosive
cutting
cynical
ironic
ironical
mordant
pungent
sarcastic
sardonic
satiric
satirical
scathing
sharp
smart-aleck
smart-alecky
Show 8 more
Antonyms for acerbic:
accessible
accommodating
affable
affectionate
agreeable
alkaline
amenable
amiable
amicable
angelic
appeasing
approachable
attentive
basic
benefic
benevolent
benign
benignant
big-hearted
blah
bland
bonhomous
bountiful
brotherly
calm
Show 171 more
Other 3-syllable words like acerbic
Here are some other common words that have 3 syllables, like acerbic does.
- retrofire
- tongue-tied
- notify
- steadily
- cleverest
- procession
- flat-hatter
- strategic
- cunningly
- unfastened
- allow in
- needlessly
- transmitter
- artistic
- replying
- newsagent
- reserval
- encumbant
- iciness
- journeying
- overpriced
- unrightly
- waterfowl
- fulminate
- benighted
- untwisted
- spluttering
- concluding
- condenses
- Somali
- disinter
- heartening
- appearing
- contrition
- glassmaker
- malfunctioned
- positioned
- Tangiers
- wordiness
- empowered
- neighborly
- ostracized
- venturous
- open-stack
- stouthearted
- biennial
- over-sweet
- unsocial
- addicting
- admonished
- … more
Syllable Quiz
How many syllables in the word wryly?
Question 1 of 5
Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!
Trending words
These words are popular right now. Visit each word to master its syllable count.
- surreptitiously
- heaven
- seriously
- unbeknownst
- convenient
- colleague
- confide
- equivocate
- infatuated
- slovenly
- granddaughter
- sensational
- however
- consistently
- incredibly
- exciting
- direction
- latter
- begrudgingly
- snowing
- perusing
- occured
- swelt'ring
- impinge
- satisfy
- transient
- untie
- toward
- versatile
- obediently
- phonetically
- feted
- distain
- usherette
- meticulously
- affectionate
- onto
- dissipated
- defiantly
- stealthily
- tooken
- sophomoric
- tangentially
- peeking
- benefited
- elongate
- neither
- traveled
- emulate
- assume