The acid burned the metal.
Source: tatoeba (18499)
Acid
/ˈæsɪd/
Synonyms for "acid" (374 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (75)
acerbacerbateacerbicacerbityaceticacetoseacetousacetylsalicylic acidacidicacidityacidulantacidulatedacidulentacidulousacidulousnessacridacrimoniousacrimonyactual cauteryagent
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alkalialkalinityalloisomeramino acidammono acidangryanimosityanionantacidantidepressantaqua fortisaqua regiaarsenic acidascorbic acidasperityasperousaspirinastringentataracticatomautomatic sprinklerbasebasicbattery acidbenzoic acidbilebiochemicalbitingbitterbitter resentmentbitternessbitterness of spiritboric acidbrandbrand ironbranding ironbread-and-butter pickleburningbutyric acidcarbolic acid
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (112)
carbon tetcarbon tetrachloridecarbon-dioxide foamcarbonic acidcationcausticcausticitycautercauterantcauterizercauterychemicalchemical elementchemicobiologicalchemicoengineeringchemicomineralogicalchemicophysicalchemurgicchloric acidchlorous acid
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chokecherrycholercholericchromic acidchromoisomercitric acidcompoundcopolymercopolymericcopolymerouscorrodingcorrosivecrab applecuttingcyanic aciddeck gundeluge setdetdevastatingdiethyltryptaminedill pickledimerdimericdimerousdimethyltryptaminediscontenteddmtdouble edgeddouble-edgeddrivingdryedgedeffectiveelectrocauteryelectrochemicalelementelementalelementaryembitteredescharoticextinguisherfeeling evilfiercefire apparatusfire enginefire extinguisherfire hosefire hydrantfireplugfluoric acidfoamfoam extinguisherfoamiteforcefulforcibleformic acidgagegallganjagnashing of teethgrassgreen applegruffgutsyhallucinogenhard feelingsharshhashhashishhayheartburningheavy chemicalshempheteromeroushigh polymerhomopolymerhook-and-ladderhot ironhydracidhydranthydrochloric acidhydrocyanic acidhyperacid
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (187)
hypochlorous acidimperativeimpressiveincisiveinorganic chemicalionirritatingisomerisomerousjointkavakeenlactic acidladder pipelemonlignosulphonic acidlimelsdlunar causticmacrochemical
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macromoleculemalic acidmarijuanamary janemescalmescal beanmescal buttonmescalinemetamermetamericmind altering drugmind expanding drugmind-altering drugmind-blowing drugmind-expanding drugmoleculemonomermonomerousmordaciousmordantmorning glory seedsmoxamuriatic acidnervousneutralizerniacinnicotinic acidnonacidnose ticklingnose-ticklingoil of vitriolorganic chemicalout of humorout of sortsout of temperoxalic acidoxyacidpectic acidpenetratingperboric acidperchloric acidpeyotephenolphosphoric acidphotochemicalphysicochemicalphytochemicalpicklepicric acidpiercingpiquantpoignantpolymerpolymericpotpotential cauterypowerfulprussic acidpseudoisomerpsilocinpsilocybinpsychedelicpsychic energizerpsychoactive drugpsychochemicalpsychotomimeticpumperpunchypungentradicalradiochemicalradiumrancorrancorousrankledranklingreagentreeferresentfulresentingrigorousroachroughsalicylic acidsarcasticscathingscorchingsensationalseveresharpshort-temperedsinewedsinewyslashingslow burnsnappishsnorkelsodasoresorenesssoursour ballssour creamsour grapessour picklesourdoughspleenspleneticsprinklersprinkler headsprinkler systemstabbingstewingstickstingingstpstridentstrikingstringentstrongsubacidsubaciduloussulfacidsulfuric acidsuper-pumpertartteatellingthcthermochemicaltranquilizertrenchanttrimervehementverjuicevigorousvinegarviolentvirulencevirulentvitalvitriolvitriolicvituperativewaterwater cannonweedwet blanketwitheringyogurt
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: acerb, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbic.
- Sentence evidence is available for acid, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, wordnet, wiktionary, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "acid".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "acid"
Keep "acid" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "acid" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "acid", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "acid" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesMore specific
15 entriesacetic acidbiting commentbiting remarkcaustic remarkcitric acidconcentrated aciddilute acidhydrochlorichydrochloric acidphosphoric acidscathing commentsournesssulfuricsulfuric acidtartness
Collocations
11 entriesacetic acidacid bathacid rainacid refluxacid soilacid solutionacid testconcentrated acidhydrochloric acidstrong acidweak acid
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
108 translations across 87 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- acid noun (in chemistry)
- thartor noun (in chemistry)
Arabic
2 entries- حَامِض noun (in chemistry)
- حَمْض noun (in chemistry)
Armenian
1 entries- թթու noun (in chemistry)
Asturian
1 entries- ácidu noun (in chemistry)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- turşu noun (in chemistry)
Basque
1 entries- azido noun (in chemistry)
Belarusian
1 entries- кіслата́ noun (in chemistry)
Bengali
1 entries- অম্ল noun (in chemistry)
Bulgarian
1 entries- киселина́ noun (in chemistry)
Burmese
1 entries- အက်စစ် noun (in chemistry)
Catalan
1 entries- àcid noun (in chemistry)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 酸 noun (in chemistry)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 酸 noun (in chemistry)
Czech
1 entries- kyselina noun (in chemistry)
Danish
1 entries- syre noun (in chemistry)
Dari
1 entries- تیزَاب noun (in chemistry)
Dutch
1 entries- zuur noun (in chemistry)
Erzya
1 entries- чапо noun (in chemistry)
Esperanto
1 entries- acido noun (in chemistry)
Estonian
1 entries- hape noun (in chemistry)
Faroese
1 entries- sýra noun (in chemistry)
Finnish
1 entries- happo noun (in chemistry)
French
1 entries- acide noun (in chemistry)
Friulian
1 entries- acit noun (in chemistry)
Galician
1 entries- ácido noun (in chemistry)
Georgian
1 entries- მჟავა noun (in chemistry)
German
1 entries- Säure noun (in chemistry)
Greek
1 entries- οξύ noun (in chemistry)
Hawaiian
1 entries- waiʻawa noun (in chemistry)
Hebrew
1 entries- חוּמצָה noun (in chemistry)
Hindi
3 entries- अम्ल noun (in chemistry)
- तेज़ाब noun (in chemistry)
- तेजाब noun (in chemistry)
Hungarian
1 entries- sav noun (in chemistry)
Icelandic
1 entries- sýra noun (in chemistry)
Ido
1 entries- acido noun (in chemistry)
Indonesian
1 entries- asam noun (in chemistry)
Interlingua
1 entries- acido noun (in chemistry)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- اَسید noun (in chemistry)
Irish
1 entries- aigéad noun (in chemistry)
Italian
1 entries- acido noun (in chemistry)
Japanese
1 entries- 酸 noun (in chemistry)
Kazakh
1 entries- қышқыл noun (in chemistry)
Khmer
3 entries- គីមីអាស៊ីត noun (in chemistry)
- ទឹកអាស៊ីត noun (in chemistry)
- អាស៊ីត noun (in chemistry)
Korean
1 entries- 산 noun (in chemistry)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кислота noun (in chemistry)
Lao
2 entries- ກົດ noun (in chemistry)
- ອາຊິດ noun (in chemistry)
Latin
1 entries- acidum noun (in chemistry)
Latvian
1 entries- skābe noun (in chemistry)
Lithuanian
1 entries- rūgštis noun (in chemistry)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Saier noun (in chemistry)
Macedonian
1 entries- киселина noun (in chemistry)
Malay
2 entries- asam noun (in chemistry)
- asid noun (in chemistry)
Malayalam
1 entries- അമ്ലം noun (in chemistry)
Mongolian
1 entries- хүчил noun (in chemistry)
Māori
3 entries- atiti noun (in chemistry)
- kawa noun (in chemistry)
- waikawa noun (in chemistry)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- tirşe noun (in chemistry)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- syre noun (in chemistry)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- syre noun (in chemistry)
Odia
1 entries- ଅମ୍ଳ noun (in chemistry)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- اكشی noun (in chemistry)
- حامض noun (in chemistry)
Pashto
3 entries- اسيډ noun (in chemistry)
- تېزاب noun (in chemistry)
- زونځه noun (in chemistry)
Polish
1 entries- kwas noun (in chemistry)
Portuguese
1 entries- ácido noun (in chemistry)
Romanian
1 entries- acid noun (in chemistry)
Russian
1 entries- кислота́ noun (in chemistry)
Sanskrit
2 entries- अम्ल noun (in chemistry)
- आम्ल noun (in chemistry)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- searbhag noun (in chemistry)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kiselìna noun (in chemistry)
- киселѝна noun (in chemistry)
Slovak
1 entries- kyselina noun (in chemistry)
Slovene
1 entries- kislina noun (in chemistry)
Southern Altai
1 entries- кычкыл noun (in chemistry)
Spanish
1 entries- ácido noun (in chemistry)
Swedish
1 entries- syra noun (in chemistry)
Tagalog
1 entries- asido noun (in chemistry)
Tajik
2 entries- кислота noun (in chemistry)
- ҳомуз noun (in chemistry)
Telugu
1 entries- ఆమ్లము noun (in chemistry)
Thai
1 entries- กรด noun (in chemistry)
Tibetan
1 entries- སྐྱུར་རྫས noun (in chemistry)
Turkish
1 entries- asit noun (in chemistry)
Turkmen
1 entries- kislota noun (in chemistry)
Ukrainian
1 entries- кислота́ noun (in chemistry)
Urdu
4 entries- ایسِڈ noun (in chemistry)
- تُرْشَہ noun (in chemistry)
- تیزاب noun (in chemistry)
- حَمْض noun (in chemistry)
Uyghur
1 entries- كىسلاتا noun (in chemistry)
Uzbek
1 entries- kislota noun (in chemistry)
Vietnamese
3 entries- a-xít noun (in chemistry)
- axit noun (in chemistry)
- axít noun (in chemistry)
Volapük
1 entries- züd noun (in chemistry)
Welsh
1 entries- asid noun (in chemistry)
Yoruba
1 entries- ásíìdì noun (in chemistry)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Acid rain in drinking water affects human health.
Source: tatoeba (27097)
Acid fruits like pineapples and lemons are sour.
Source: tatoeba (35526)
The substance must be treated with acid.
Source: tatoeba (44135)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "acid"?
Closest matches include acerb, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbic.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "acid"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.