tartness

The word “tartness” has 2 syllables: tart-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈtɑːrt.nəs/


What is synonym and antonym for tartness?

In the thesaurus, “tartness” has 70 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tartness along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tartness

  • acerbity
  • acidity
  • acidness
  • acridity
  • acridness
  • acrimoniousness
  • acrimony
  • acuteness
  • anger
  • animosity
  • asperity
  • bile
  • bite
  • bitterness
  • cattiness
  • coldness
  • corrosiveness
  • crossness
  • discourteousness
  • edge
  • gall
  • ginger
  • gruffness
  • harshness
  • hostility
  • iciness
  • impoliteness
  • incivility
  • jaundice
  • jealousy
  • keenness
  • malevolence
  • malice
  • maliciousness
  • mordancy
  • nastiness
  • pique
  • poignance
  • poignancy
  • pointedness
  • punch
  • pungency
  • rancor
  • raucousness
  • relentlessness
  • resentment
  • roughness
  • rudeness
  • scorn
  • severeness
  • severity
  • sharpness
  • shrillness
  • sour
  • sour grapes
  • sourness
  • spice
  • spite
  • spleen
  • sternness
  • surliness
  • tang
  • thorniness
  • ungraciousness
  • vehemence
  • venom
  • vindictiveness
  • virulence
  • virulency
  • vitriol

Antonyms for tartness

  • civility
  • compassion
  • cordiality
  • courtesy
  • diplomacy
  • geniality
  • gentleness
  • graciousness
  • kindliness
  • kindness
  • mildness
  • oiliness
  • politeness
  • smoothness
  • softness
  • suaveness
  • suavity
  • sweetness
  • sympathy
  • tactfulness
  • tenderness
  • unctuousness
  • urbanity
  • warmth

Example Sentences

  • The tartness of the grapefruit made her wince.
  • He enjoyed the tartness of the green apples in the pie.
  • The lemonade had just the right balance of sweetness and tartness.
  • The yogurt’s tartness paired well with the fresh berries.
  • She added honey to reduce the tartness of the sauce.

On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tartness, such as: acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

edge

  • ability
  • acerbity
  • acidity
  • acidness
  • acridity
  • acridness
  • acrimoniousness
  • acrimony
  • acuteness
  • advantage
  • allowance
  • ambit
  • ascendancy
  • ascendency
  • asperity
  • benefit
  • berm
  • better
  • bind
  • bite
  • bitterness
  • blessing
  • boon
  • border
  • borderland
  • borderline
  • bound
  • boundary
  • break
  • brim
  • brink
  • bulge
  • capability
  • capacity
  • catbird seat
  • cattiness
  • ceiling
  • check
  • circle
  • circumference
  • circumscribe
  • coign of vantage
  • command
  • compass
  • confine
  • confines
  • contour
  • control
  • corner
  • creep
  • crest
  • curb
  • cusp
  • decorate
  • define
  • delineate
  • demarcate
  • demarcation
  • dominance
  • draw
  • drop
  • ease
  • edging
  • effectiveness
  • effectualness
  • efficaciousness
  • efficacity
  • efficacy
  • efficiency
  • encircle
  • enclose
  • end
  • environ
  • extent
  • extremity
  • felicity
  • file
  • foothold
  • frame
  • fringe
  • frontier
  • ginger
  • girdle
  • girth
  • godsend
  • grind
  • harshness
  • head start
  • hem
  • high ground
  • hone
  • inch
  • inclose
  • infiltrate
  • inside track
  • jump
  • keenness
  • lap
  • lead
  • ledge
  • leg up
  • limit
  • limitation
  • line
  • lip
  • loop
  • maliciousness
  • manna
  • march
  • margin
  • mastery
  • maximum
  • measure
  • mere
  • molding
  • mouth
  • nick
  • nose out
  • odds
  • opportunity
  • outline
  • outskirt
  • outskirts
  • pale
  • perimeter
  • periphery
  • poignance
  • poignancy
  • point
  • pointedness
  • polish
  • portal
  • potency
  • precedence
  • predominance
  • preference
  • prerogative
  • privilege
  • productiveness
  • puissance
  • pull
  • punch
  • pungency
  • raucousness
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • restriction
  • rim
  • ring
  • roughness
  • round
  • selvage
  • seniority
  • severeness
  • severity
  • shape
  • sharpen
  • sharpness
  • shore
  • shrillness
  • side
  • sidle
  • silhouette
  • sketch
  • skirt
  • skirting
  • slip by
  • slip past
  • spice
  • split
  • squeeze by
  • squeeze past
  • start
  • stead
  • steal
  • stone
  • strand
  • strength
  • strop
  • superiority
  • supremacy
  • surround
  • tang
  • tartness
  • term
  • termination
  • thorniness
  • threshold
  • trace
  • transcendence
  • transcendency
  • trim
  • trimming
  • upper hand
  • vantage
  • verge
  • virulence
  • vitriol
  • wall
  • whet
  • whip hand
  • windfall
  • worm

keenness

  • accuracy
  • acerbity
  • acidity
  • acidness
  • acridity
  • acridness
  • acrimoniousness
  • acrimony
  • acuity
  • acumen
  • acuteness
  • alacrity
  • ambition
  • amenability
  • appetence
  • appetency
  • appetite
  • ardor
  • artfulness
  • artifice
  • asperity
  • astuteness
  • avidity
  • avidness
  • bite
  • bitterness
  • cageyness
  • caginess
  • canniness
  • cattiness
  • clear-sightedness
  • craft
  • craftiness
  • cunning
  • delicacy
  • desirousness
  • deviousness
  • discernment
  • eagerness
  • edge
  • enthusiasm
  • exactitude
  • exactness
  • excitement
  • fervency
  • fineness
  • foxiness
  • ginger
  • gray matter
  • guile
  • gusto
  • hardheadedness
  • harshness
  • hunger
  • hyperacuity
  • hypersensitiveness
  • hypersensitivity
  • impatience
  • insight
  • intellect
  • intelligence
  • judgment
  • knowingness
  • lust
  • maliciousness
  • oversensitiveness
  • oversensitivity
  • passion
  • perception
  • perceptiveness
  • perceptivity
  • percipience
  • poignance
  • poignancy
  • pointedness
  • punch
  • pungency
  • quickness
  • raucousness
  • readiness
  • reason
  • roughness
  • sagaciousness
  • sagacity
  • sageness
  • sapience
  • sense
  • sensitiveness
  • sensitivity
  • severeness
  • severity
  • sharpness
  • shrewdness
  • shrillness
  • slickness
  • slyness
  • sneakiness
  • spice
  • subtleness
  • subtlety
  • supersensitivity
  • tang
  • tartness
  • thirst
  • thorniness
  • virulence
  • vitriol
  • warmth
  • wiliness
  • willingness
  • wisdom
  • wit
  • zeal
  • zest

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