Synonyms for Sour
11 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Sour" (adjective) include rancid.
Adjective
smelling of fermentation or staleness
Synonyms
rancid
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malodorousmalodourousunpleasant-smellingill-smellingstinky
having a sharp biting taste
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acerbacerbicastringentacetoseacetousvinegaryvinegarishacidicacidacidulentacidulouslemonylemonlikesourishtangy
one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
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tasty
in an unpalatable state
"sour milk"
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offturned
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soured
inaccurate in pitch
"a false (or sour) note" "her singing was off key"
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falseoff-key
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inharmoniousunharmonious
showing a brooding ill humor
"a dark scowl" "the proverbially dour New England Puritan" "a glum, hopeless shrug" "he sat in moody silence" "a morose and unsociable manner" "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven "a sour temper" "a sullen crowd"
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darkdourgloweringglummoodymorosesaturninesullen
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ill-natured
Antonyms
sweet
Noun
a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar
Broader
cocktail
the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
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sournesstartness
Broader
taste
the property of being acidic
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sournessacidity
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taste property
Verb
go sour or spoil
"The milk has soured" "The wine worked" "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
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turnfermentwork
Broader
change state
make sour or more sour
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acidifyacidulateacetify
Broader
change taste
Antonyms
sweeten
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