Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Pungency

Nouns
  • pungency, piquance, piquancy, poignancy haut-gout, strong taste, twang, race. sharpness etc. adj.
  • acrimony
  • roughness etc. (sour) Pungency
  • unsavoriness etc. Unsavoriness. mustard, cayenne, caviare
  • seasoning etc. (condiment) Condiment
  • niter, saltpeter, brine (saltiness) Pungency.Existence
  • carbonate of ammonia
  • sal ammoniac, sal volatile, smelling salts
  • hartshorn (acridity) Existence-fetor">Fetor.1. dram, cordial, nip. nicotine, tobacco, snuff, quid, smoke
  • segar
  • cigar, cigarette
  • weed
  • fragrant weed, Indian weed
  • Cavendish, fid, negro head, old soldier, rappee, stogy.
Verbs
  • be pungent etc. adj.
  • bite the tongue. render pungent etc. adj.
  • season, spice, salt, pepper, pickle, brine, devil. smoke, chew, take snuff.
Adjectives
  • pungent, strong
  • high-, full-flavored
  • high-tasted, high-seasoned
  • gamy, sharp, stinging, rough, piquant, racy
  • biting, mordant
  • spicy
  • seasoned etc. v.
  • hot, hot as pepper
  • peppery, vellicating, escharotic, meracious
  • acrid, acrimonious, bitter
  • rough etc. (sour) Sourness
  • unsavory etc. Unsavoriness.