Tom and Mary had an acrimonious divorce and custody battle for their children.
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Acrimonious
/ˌæk.ɹɪˈməʊ.nɪ.əs/
Synonyms for "acrimonious" (102 found)
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6 entriesbiting critiquebitter argumentcaustic rebukecontentious disputeheated exchangescathing remark
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5 entriesacrimonious debateacrimonious disputeacrimonious exchangeacrimonious remarksacrimonious tone
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Divorce can put mutual friends of the divorcing couple in a difficult position, particularly if it's an acrimonious split.
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The band's split was acrimonious.
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The old man […] began to suffer in the body as well as the mind. He had formed the determination of setting out in person for Dumfriesshire, when, after having been dogged, peevish, and snappish to his clerks and domestics, to an unusual and almost intolerable degree, the acrimonious humours settled in a hissing-hot fit of the gout, which is a well-known tamer of the most froward spirits, […]
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