Definition for Scathing:

• Damaging; merciless in severity.

Synonyms for Scathing:

• adj.

  •abusive (adjective)
  • censorious,
  • vituperative,
  • rude,
  • derisive,
  • slanderous,
  • contumelious.
  •all (adjective)
  • vituperative.
  •biting (adjective)
  • acerbic,
  • stinging,
  • incisive,
  • bitter,
  • sharp,
  • acrimonious.
  •brutal (adjective)
  • severe,
  • cruel,
  • harsh.
  •carping (adjective)
  • critical.
  •caustic (adjective)
  • acerb,
  • virulent,
  • satiric,
  • pungent,
  • rough.
  •cutting (adjective)
  • wounding,
  • barbed,
  • sardonic,
  • penetrating,
  • hurtful,
  • acid,
  • piercing,
  • malicious.
  •incisive (adjective)
  • slashing,
  • tart.
  •ironic (adjective)
  • ironic.
  •ironic/ironical (adjective)
  • contemptuous,
  • double-edged,
  • mocking,
  • sneering,
  • acrid,
  • cynical,
  • keen.
  •mordant (adjective)
  • mordant,
  • poignant.
  •painful (adjective)
  • stinging.
  •scathing (adjective)
  • cruel,
  • mordacious,
  • burning,
  • scorching,
  • scornful,
  • caustic,
  • cutting,
  • mordant,
  • biting,
  • sarcastic,
  • harsh,
  • salty,
  • severe,
  • brutal,
  • Searing,
  • withering,
  • trenchant.
  •severe (adjective)
  • severe.
  •sharp (adjective)
  • sharp.

• n.

  •
  • blistering,
  • accusatory,
  • accusing.
  •
  • stinging,
  • acerbic,
  • sharp,
  • attack,
  • acid,
  • corrosive,
  • mordant,
  • biting,
  • cutting,
  • acrid,
  • caustic,
  • acidic,
  • truculent,
  • vitriolic,
  • pungent,
  • astringent,
  • trenchant,
  • mordacious,
  • respect.
  •scathing (noun)
  • critical,
  • vituperative.

• v.

  •attacking (verb)
  • hammering,
  • attacking,
  • trouncing,
  • barraging,
  • Harrying,
  • hitting,
  • raiding,
  • Flaying,
  • raping,
  • invading,
  • Storming,
  • Scarifying,
  • Assailing,
  • Bombarding,
  • rioting,
  • Lunging,
  • Charging,
  • battering,
  • pounding,
  • Assaulting,
  • scorching,
  • Combating,
  • lashing,
  • savaging,
  • fighting,
  • Violating,
  • slashing,
  • striking,
  • thrusting.
  •scathe (verb)
  • attack.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • acidic,
  • stinging,
  • mordacious,
  • astringent,
  • ironic.
  •
  • corrosive,
  • vitriolic,
  • truculent,
  • cutting,
  • mordant.
  •
  • pungent,
  • acrid,
  • biting.
  •
  • acid,
  • trenchant.
  •
  • acerbic.
  •
  • sharp.
  •sarcastic
  • caustic.
  •Other relevant words:
  • acrid,
  • pugnacious,
  • blistering,
  • corrosive,
  • savage,
  • spiteful,
  • biting,
  • ironic,
  • fierce,
  • obstreperous,
  • hurtful,
  • harmful,
  • censorious,
  • disdainful,
  • ravaging,
  • slanderous,
  • unkind,
  • rude,
  • satiric,
  • malefic,
  • trenchant,
  • invidious,
  • malicious,
  • abusive,
  • edged,
  • piercing,
  • derisive,
  • vehement,
  • Searing,
  • bellicose,
  • caustic,
  • truculent,
  • bitter,
  • crusty,
  • incisive,
  • contumelious,
  • poignant,
  • pungent,
  • ferocious,
  • feral,
  • sardonic,
  • virulent,
  • mocking,
  • testy,
  • Escharotic,
  • double-edged,
  • corroding,
  • sharp,
  • unsparing,
  • Ridiculing,
  • contemptuous,
  • attack,
  • acidic,
  • cruel,
  • contentious,
  • salty,
  • acrimonious,
  • acerb,
  • malevolent,
  • Injuring,
  • pricing,
  • acid,
  • scalding,
  • cutting,
  • lossing,
  • scornful,
  • warlike,
  • vicious,
  • stinging,
  • severe,
  • rough,
  • Cavilling,
  • excoriating,
  • venomous,
  • keen,
  • sour,
  • penetrating,
  • mordacious,
  • malignant,
  • mordant,
  • barbed,
  • accusing,
  • sarcastic,
  • wasting,
  • unpleasant,
  • derisory,
  • sneering,
  • brutal,
  • stringent,
  • smart-mouthed,
  • Harming,
  • acidulous,
  • Marring,
  • critical,
  • Outraging,
  • stabbing,
  • harsh,
  • vituperative,
  • strict,
  • cynical,
  • astringent,
  • snarky,
  • combative,
  • Impairing,
  • bad-tempered,
  • scrappy,
  • belligerent,
  • accusatory,
  • poisonous,
  • withering,
  • tart,
  • burning,
  • antagonistic,
  • strident,
  • respect,
  • carping,
  • sullen,
  • wounding,
  • Scourging,
  • acerbic,
  • Aspersive,
  • vitriolic,
  • surly,
  • violent,
  • smart aleck,
  • damaging,
  • curmudgeonly,
  • nasty,
  • rigorous,
  • hostile,
  • acerbate,
  • piquant,
  • ill-tempered,
  • stern,
  • acidulent,
  • smart-alecky,
  • barbarous,
  • captious,
  • distressing,
  • Prejudicing.

Antonyms for Scathing:

• adj.

  • abusive
    complimentary, respectful.
  • biting
    sweet.
  • carping
    forgiving.
  • caustic
    unsarcastic.
  • cutting
    pleasant.
  • incisive
    gentle.
  • ironic/ironical
    considerate, deferential.
  • scathing
    kind, praising, generous, nice.
  • Other antonyms:
    droll, diplomatic, hospitable, waggish, good-natured, polite, amusing, bland, affable, uncritical, sportive, sociable, urbane, genial, smooth, gracious, cordial, good-humored, playful, suave, merry.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    noncritical, noncrucial.
  • n. t.
    affable, amusing, calm, complimentary, cordial, diplomatic, droll, generous, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, merry, playful, polite, praising, smooth, sociable, sportive, suave.