CAUSTIC as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
   Hypernyms(s) caustic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • compound (what does compound mean?)
   • chemical compound (what does chemical compound mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • lye (what does lye mean?)
   • silver nitrate (what does silver nitrate mean?)

CAUSTIC as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of a substance, especially a strong acid
   • capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
   Synonym(s)
   • corrosive (what does corrosive mean?)
   • erosive (what does erosive mean?)
   • vitriolic (what does vitriolic mean?)
   Similar To
   • destructive (what does destructive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • harsh or corrosive in tone
   Synonym(s)
   • acerb (what does acerb mean?)
   • acerbic (what does acerbic mean?)
   • acid (what does acid mean?)
   • acrid (what does acrid mean?)
   • bitter (what does bitter mean?)
   • blistering (what does blistering mean?)
   • sulfurous (what does sulfurous mean?)
   • sulphurous (what does sulphurous mean?)
   • venomous (what does venomous mean?)
   • virulent (what does virulent mean?)
   • vitriolic (what does vitriolic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
   • a barrage of acid comments
   • her acrid remarks make her many enemies
   • bitter words
   • blistering criticism
   • caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts
   Similar To
   • unpleasant (what does unpleasant mean?)