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Sour — synonyms, sour antonyms, definition

1. sour (a)

70 synonyms
acerb acerbic acid acidulous acrid acrimonious alkaline astringent austere bad biting bitter brackish briny callow caustic crabbed cross crude cutting • • •

2. sour (Verb)

14 synonyms
acerbate acetify acidify acidulate bubble curdle effervesce envenom ferment foam ripen spoil turn work
1 antonym
sweeten
2 definitions

sour (Verb) — Go sour or spoil. ex. "The milk has soured"

sour (Verb) — Make sour or more sour. ex. "For example, acidulate fresh cream by adding lemon juice to produce sour cream"

3 types of
change state change taste turn

3. sour (Adjective)

9 synonyms
dark dour false glowering glum off off-key saturnine turned
1 antonym
sweet
6 definitions

sour (Adjective) — Smelling of fermentation or staleness.

sour (Adjective) — Having a sharp biting taste.

sour (Adjective) — One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons.

sour (Adjective) — In an unpalatable state. ex. "sour milk"

sour (Adjective) — Inaccurate in pitch. ex. "a sour note"

sour (Adjective) — Showing a brooding ill humour. ex. "a sour temper"

4. sour (Noun)

3 synonyms
acidity sourness tartness
3 definitions

sour (Noun) — A cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar.

sour (Noun) — The taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth.

sour (Noun) — The property of being acidic.

7 types of
cocktail gustatory perception gustatory sensation taste taste perception taste property taste sensation
8 types
acerbity acidity acidulousness tartness vinegariness vinegarishness whiskey sour whisky sour