Synonyms for Biting | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "biting" (253 found)

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Closest matches (51)

acerb acerbate acerbic acid acidic acidulent acidulous acrid acrimonious acute afflictive agonizing algid arctic asperous astringent atrocious attic austerebelow zero

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bitterbitterly coldbleak boreal brilliant brisk brumal caustic clear-cut clever coldcold as charitycold as deathcold as icecold as marblecorroding

Noun(9 words)

acerbicacide - frenchaggressive bite bitter caustic champing chew chomping

Adjective(6 words)

acrider acridest barbed bitchy bitter blistering

Strong matches (76)

corrosive cramping crisp cruel cutting distressingdouble edgeddouble-edged driving droll edged effective escharotic excruciating facetious fierce forceful forcible freezingfreezing cold

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Adjective(6 words)

corrosive chemicalcynical epigrammatic flintier harsher mordacious

Noun(8 words)

corrosivescutting activitydangerous frostbiting gnaw harsh hostile macerating

Verb(1 words)

lacerating

Related words (126)

Noun(17 words)

munching nibble nip piercing pointed polemic predatory sandpaper savaging scalding sharp sharpening skewering snap sniping tarter zinging

nervousnimble wittednimble-witted nipping nippynose ticklingnose-tickling numbing painful paroxysmal penetrating piercing pinching piquant poignant pointed powerful punchy pungentquick witted

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Adjective(29 words)

nippiest nipping peppery pungent raspiest saltier sarcasticsarcastic remarksardonic satiricalscathing reviewscratchiest searingsharp incensesnarkier snarkiest snarky snippier snippiest spikier

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tartest toothier toothiest toothlike unkindliest vinegarish vinegaryvirulent microbewaspish

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

13 entries

action attackattitude descriptorbehaviorbehavioral traitconsumedescriptive termeat injure temperamenttemperature descriptortone descriptorweather descriptor

More specific

16 entries

biting animalbiting catbiting coldbiting dogbiting rainbiting remarkbiting sarcasmbiting windbiting witchewdog bitegnawhuman biteinsect bitenibble nip

Collocations

8 entries

bite marksbite-sizedbiting coldbiting critiquebiting remarkbiting sarcasmbiting windbiting wit

Inflections

6 entries

bit bites bitings bittenmore bitingmost biting

Derivations

4 entries

biteable biter bitingly bitingness

similar

2 entries

painful sarcastic

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

What's biting you?

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You must get rid of the habit of biting your nails.

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I was biting my nails, worrying about you.

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They were biting like crazy yesterday.

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