How do you use Caustic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like vitriolic or erosive, plus the exact meaning.
Caustic meaning
- Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
- Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
Synonyms of Caustic
Using Caustic
- The main meaning on this page is: Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue. | Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
- Useful related words include: vitriolic, erosive, corrosive, unpleasant.
- In the example corpus, caustic often appears in combinations such as: caustic soda, the caustic, and caustic.
Context around Caustic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Caustic
- In this selection, "caustic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, melodically, sets, unusually, soda, wit and brine stand out and add context to how "caustic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an unusually caustic to prime and banter and caustic wit this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "caustic" sits close to words such as abang, abetting and accented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with caustic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The caustic soda in laundry detergent will help break down tough marks and stains. (14 words)
Competitive products, we believe, are generally far more caustic or take up to eight hours. (15 words)
Geoff Mulgan, the former adviser to Tony Blair turned academic, is more caustic in his analysis. (16 words)
In the latest season, Beth is nowhere near a "redemption arc," and frankly, she does not need one, as the core of who she is shines best when she embodies her authenticity, no matter how caustic or damaging it is to those around her. (44 words)
She further told Mojo that the new record, which is marked by the sound of analog synths and “lots of guitar,” sounds “urgent and psychotic, in equal parts the most caustic sound and also, I think, the most sonically blooming. (40 words)
After unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Republic Day, in her caustic remarks against the previous BRS Government said the people’s mandate declared that arrogance and autocracy have no place in Telangana. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Caustic Brine is created after throwing a Caustic Bulb, many of which can be found in the starting Mind Flayer ship zone and its crash site.
Although China was less exposed to the energy crisis, higher bauxite and caustic prices inflated China's average alumina costs by 10%.
Fisch clearly understood that not everybody needs to sing, especially when you have the luminous Erica Stephan playing (sadly now the late) Cynthia Weil and the melodically caustic Justin Albinder as Barry Mann.
Fortified Legends like Gibraltar, Newcastle, and Caustic will have an easier time surviving since they can absorb more damage.
In the latest season, Beth is nowhere near a "redemption arc," and frankly, she does not need one, as the core of who she is shines best when she embodies her authenticity, no matter how caustic or damaging it is to those around her.
Perhaps the best thing that sets Caustic apart from other Legends in gameplay would be his primary playstyle: his Gas Traps.
The caustic soda in laundry detergent will help break down tough marks and stains.
We will wait (at Hong Kong airport) for another 5-6 hours for another flight which will take us to Hangzhou,” Stimac’s caustic comment wasn’t lost on anyone.
After unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Republic Day, in her caustic remarks against the previous BRS Government said the people’s mandate declared that arrogance and autocracy have no place in Telangana.
Gallandt said that some perennials will grow through the black plastic, but this technique can be especially effective for caustic plants like poison ivy.
Geoff Mulgan, the former adviser to Tony Blair turned academic, is more caustic in his analysis.
My favorite is still the group’s seventh, “The Woods,” from 2005, on which Corin Tucker’s towering voice, Carrie Brownstein’s caustic wit and Janet Weiss’s quaking drumming all sound monumental.
Nearly one-quarter of U.S. senators, from both parties, have written an unusually caustic to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanding a plan to hit the alliance's minimum spending goal.
Previous Globes hosting fails have been chalked up to the ringmaster being moody and evil, a la Ricky Gervais, or occasionally funny but overwhelmingly caustic — still talking about Ricky Gervais – or bland but acceptable.
She further told Mojo that the new record, which is marked by the sound of analog synths and “lots of guitar,” sounds “urgent and psychotic, in equal parts the most caustic sound and also, I think, the most sonically blooming.
These comfy sheets keep that new, smooth feeling from wash to wash without needing expensive and caustic chemicals to keep them soft and supple.
The then 26-year-old purchased fried chips that had been contaminated with caustic soda used for cleaning and afterwards experienced tingling and burning sensations in her mouth.
Walz was caustic in assessing former President Donald J. Trump’s fitness for office and his campaign as a threat to democracy in a deeply polarized time.
Competitive products, we believe, are generally far more caustic or take up to eight hours.
Fueled by alcohol, witty banter and caustic wit, this group of trendsetters, ranging from to George S. Kaufman, capitalized on a new era of pop culture celebrity, becoming household names and launching a cultural legend.
Common combinations with caustic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- caustic soda 12×
- the caustic 10×
- and caustic 8×
- with caustic 5×
- caustic or 3×
- more caustic 3×
- caustic wit 3×
- caustic and 3×
- of caustic 3×
- caustic potash 3×