Antonyms of adj mordacious
2 senses of mordacious
Sense 1
barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious -- (capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire")
INDIRECT (VIA sarcastic) -> unsarcastic -- (not sarcastic)
Sense 2
mordacious -- (biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount")
INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe -- (free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet")
Similarity of adj mordacious
2 senses of mordacious
Sense 1
barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious -- (capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire")
=> sarcastic (vs. unsarcastic) -- (expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds)
Sense 2
mordacious -- (biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount")
=> dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe -- (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions")