Synonyms for Mordant | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "mordant" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

acerb acerbate acerbic acid acidic acidulent acidulous acrid acrimoniousactual cauteryasperous astringent attic biting bitter brandbrand ironbranding ironbrilliant caustic

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cauter

Noun(5 words)

acerbic bindingbinding agentbiting caustic

Adjective(2 words)

black caustic

Strong matches (41)

cauterant cauterizer cautery clever corroding corrosive counterweight cutting devastatingdouble edgeddouble-edged driving droll edged effective electrocautery escharotic facetious fierce forceful

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forcible funny gutsy gyroscope harshhot ironhumorous humorsome imperative impressive incisive ironic irritating jesting jocose

Adjective(3 words)

corrosive erosive grim

Noun(3 words)

dye fixingfixative fixer

Related words (68)

jocular joking joky joshing keen keen-wittedlunar causticmordacious moxa nervousnimble wittednimble-wittednose ticklingnose-tickling penetrating piercing piquant poignant pointedpotential cautery

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Noun(3 words)

scathingstaining agenttrenchant

Adjective(1 words)

vitriolic

Related word relations

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

6 relation types

More general

12 entries

chemicalchemical descriptorcolorcoloring materialcolourcolouring materialdescriptive termdyeing agentdyeing termqualifier reagent substance

More specific

7 entries

alum mordantbiting causticiodine mordantiron mordanttin mordanttrenchant

Collocations

11 entries

alum mordantdyeing mordantiron mordantmordant critiquemordant dyemordant humormordant remarkmordant solutionmordant tonemordant witstaining mordant

Inflections

3 entries

mordantsmore mordantmost mordant

Derivations

3 entries

mordancy mordantly mordantness

similar

2 entries

destructive sarcastic

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In dyeing two mediums are required, the colouring matter and the mordant which fixes the dye in the wool.

Source: wiktionary

Mordant these goods for dyeing.