as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
an acrimonious parting between the two former friends
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Recent Examples of acrimonious
Trump took the documents with him to Mar-a-Lago during his acrimonious departure from the White House in January 2021.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Their stance is leading to acrimonious discussions about pricing with goods suppliers whose costs have shot up following President Donald J. Trump's tariffs.
—Timothy Aeppel, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Dan Ashworth may have left in acrimonious circumstances, but the former sporting director helped build the off-field foundations, and Ben Dawson, a former coach, aided the development of Lewis Miley and Sean Longstaff.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The two legislators parted gracefully, exited the room, and prepared to take an acrimonious, party-line vote on a federal spending bill.
—Kevin R. Kosar, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Their stance is leading to acrimonious discussions about pricing with goods suppliers whose costs have shot up following President Donald J. Trump's tariffs.
—Timothy Aeppel, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Dan Ashworth may have left in acrimonious circumstances, but the former sporting director helped build the off-field foundations, and Ben Dawson, a former coach, aided the development of Lewis Miley and Sean Longstaff.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The two legislators parted gracefully, exited the room, and prepared to take an acrimonious, party-line vote on a federal spending bill.
—Kevin R. Kosar, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrimonious
Adjective
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Abby’s Motivations – Last night, players saw that the show was saying right away that Abby was a Firefly and was angry at Joel for all his murders at the hospital, decimating the entire organization.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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His angry toss of the rosin bag to a spot several feet from the pitcher’s mound during Sunday’s game was an indication of his disappointment.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For nearly two decades, Twitter had been considered the internet’s town square, chaotic and often rancorous but informative and diversely discursive.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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State of play: O'Connell enjoys wide public approval that elected officials at any level rarely find in this rancorous political environment.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Middleton was said to be extremely sore the past few days, but considering what could have happened when Bo Horvat pushed him from behind so far from the boards, that’s relatively good news.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Power forward Aaron Gordon was also questionable with an illness and a sore right calf.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, Acheampong’s rapid rise and equally precipitous fall in the first two weeks of January lent itself to the more cynical notion that Maresca might have wanted to send a message to Chelsea about the need for defensive reinforcements in the winter market.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps most perplexing about Smash, though, is its weirdly cynical, ungenerous take on the Bombshell herself.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The United States and the Soviet Union were bitter adversaries during the four decade-long Cold War, competing for influence on multiple continents and arming their respective proxies from as far afield as Afghanistan, Angola, and Nicaragua in order to enhance their power at the other's expense.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By emphasizing short wars, strategists rely too much on initial battle plans that may not play out in practice—with bitter consequences.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But there’s a qualitative difference with a spiteful, foul-mouthed, score-settling president leading by acrid example.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Semi acrid mid palate and a finish with vanilla and raspberries—doused in acidity.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Chief among those are the stubbornness, hot-headedness and resentful pride that drove away Maryanne (The Righteous Gemstones’ Jennifer Nettles), his ex-wife and erstwhile performing partner, and their teenage son, Cade (Maxwell Jenkins).—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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Season 1 was largely about a conflict over a room, the butting of heads between the privileged guests and the resentful staff.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Acrimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrimonious. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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