acrid
8
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈækrɪd/
:
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- As we approached the factory, an acrid scent filled our lungs, making us cough.
- acrid smell
- acrid odor
I think my pant leg is on fire, he said after noticing the acrid smell.
- I think my pant leg is on fire, he said after noticing the acrid smell.
- Some of the toxins are acrid, you know, meaning like they'll irritate your eyes.
- We were the first to send great puffs of acrid smoke into the heavens on a scale big enough to derange the natural order.
- A rather pleasant metallic sensation, like sweet smelling welding fumes, burning metal, a distinct odor of ozone and acrid smell.
Examples
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The air was filled with acrid odors that her recovering senses could not identify.
Fiction book (1991) -
Gray particles still floated in the air, and there was a foul, acrid smell.
Fiction book (1997) -
But it was earth, filthy acrid earth... and it was killing her...
Fiction book (1996) -
Smoke, bitter and acrid, washed over him in a hot wave.
Fiction book (1999) -
I could smell smoke: acrid, with a faint chemical tinge.
Fiction book (1999) -
The air was thick with the hot, acrid stench of the smoking fires.
Fiction book (1992) -
The fire bell was clanging, and Emma caught the acrid scent of smoke.
Fiction book (1991) -
Discarded tires can also catch fire, sending acrid smoke and other pollutants into the air.
Academic text (2001) -
And wafting through the window on the silky night breeze was the acrid scent of gasoline.
Fiction book (1994) -
The air was thick with an acrid smell after the fire was put out.
Synonyms
118
1.0
Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink
81
1.0
Having a sharp, unpleasant taste that is not sweet
60
1.0
Having a very bad smell
24
3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
18
4.8
Having a strong, sharp smell or taste that can be unpleasant
7
5.3
Very bad or unpleasant
7
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
5
3.9
Having a strong spicy taste or smell like black pepper
4
1.0
A sharp taste you feel in the mouth, like lemon
4
3.5
Tasting sharp and sour like lemon or vinegar
1
7.8
A sharp sour or bitter taste that makes your mouth pucker
1
8.5
Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant
1
7.6
Smelling very bad like a skunk
1
5.9
Having a sharp, sour taste or smell
1
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
1
4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
1
3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
1
5.5
Not pleasant to taste, smell, or touch
Having a sour or bitter taste that feels sharp
A sharp sour taste like lemon or grapefruit
Tasting sour and sharp like lemon
Having a sharp, sour taste like lemon or vinegar
Tasting sharp and like lemon or vinegar
A taste or smell that is sharp and sour like vinegar
Having a strong, sharp taste or smell that you notice quickly
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food
Having a sharp, unpleasant taste like burnt or overcooked food
Antonyms
How Acrid
8
6.7
18
4.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acrid comes from an old Latin word acris meaning 'sharp' or 'bitter', so imagine a smell that stings your nose or a taste that bites the tongue. That's why acrid describes a very strong, unpleasant taste or smell.