Synonyms of spiky

spiky

adjective

variants also spikey

as in barbed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barbed
• cross
• caustic
• sardonic
• sour
• acerbic
• satirical
• pungent
• sarcastic
• acidic
• acrid
• corrosive
• satiric
• brisk
• incisive
• biting
• acid
• tart
• scathing
• trenchant
• cutting
• poignant
• dry
• acidulous
• mordant
• sharp
• sourish
• sharp-tongued
• wry
• cynical
• ironic
• snarky
• ironical
• smart-mouthed
• tartish
• flippant
• smart-aleck
• smart-alecky
• keen
• scalding
• acerb
• blunt
• acrimonious
• facetious
• vitriolic
• brusque
• resentful
• bitter
• severe
• gruff
• pithy
• abrupt
• harsh
• stringent
• tongue-in-cheek
• concise
• succinct
• curt
• crisp
• terse
• rough
• brusk
• snippy
• insincere
• backhanded
• snippety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amusing
• playful
• mild
• merry
• gentle
• bland
• smooth
• diplomatic
• waggish
• droll
• sportive
• polite
• urbane
• good-natured
• cordial
• gracious
• hospitable
• affable
• suave
• genial
• good-humored
• sociable

Examples of spiky in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the finale, two lobsters — brown and spikier than their US relativesbut much sweeter, more like crab — split in half and over what must be a pound of spaghetti. —Helene Stapinski, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023

Romeo, played on this preview night by understudy Brandon Antonio, becomes a deliciously dim himbo, and Wolfe, as a Renaissance housewife desperate to breathe the air out there, brings a great, spiky irreverence to her disgruntled Anne. —Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2022

Lakefront homes in Ontario were encased in a thick, spiky coat of ice after last weekend’s blizzard whipped frigid waves on shore. —Angela Fritz, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022

The Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990, still takes images of spiky stars. —Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2022