Englishcaustic
adjective
1 a caustic cleaner:
corrosive, corroding, mordant, acid, alkaline, burning, stinging, acrid, harsh, destructive.
2 a caustic comment:
sarcastic, cutting, biting, mordant, stinging, sharp, bitter, scathing, derisive, sardonic, ironic, scornful, trenchant, acerbic, vitriolic, tart, acid, pungent, acrimonious, astringent, rapierlike, razor-edged, critical, polemic, virulent, venomous, waspish;
British, informal sarky;
rare mordacious, acidulous.
▷antonyms kind.
| choose the right word | caustic, sarcastic, sardonic, ironic |
| See sarcastic. | |