Exact Match:
- scathing
- marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
Synonyms:
- acerb,
- acerbate,
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acidic,
- acidulent,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- astringent,
- biting,
- bitter,
- brutal,
- burning,
- caustic,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- cutting,
- damaging,
- double-edged,
- edged,
- escharotic,
- ferocious,
- fierce,
- harmful,
- harsh,
- incisive,
- keen,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- nasty,
- penetrating,
- piercing,
- poignant,
- rigorous,
- rough,
- salty,
- savage,
- scorching,
- searing,
- severe,
- sharp,
- stabbing,
- stern,
- stinging,
- strident,
- stringent,
- tart,
- trenchant,
- vehement,
- violent,
- virulent,
- vitriolic,
- withering