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What is another word for
sour grapes
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Noun
Bitterness at not being able to have what one desires
An expression of disparagement done out of spite or bitterness
An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something
Verb
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
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Noun
▲
Bitterness at not being able to have what one desires
bitterness
jealousy
envy
resentment
covetousness
desirousness
disappointment
discontent
enviousness
green-eyed monster
grudgingness
jealousness
resentfulness
ill-will
ill feeling
ill will
the green-eyed monster
grudge
invidiousness
evil eye
desire
begrudging
jaundiced eye
spite
malignity
coveting
maliciousness
rivalry
greed
grudging
“It only highlights the malignant feeling of
sour grapes
in dissenters to deny a self-evident fact.”
Noun
▲
An expression of disparagement done out of spite or bitterness
disparagement
scorn
derogation
bad-mouthing
“Many such negative comments are just
sour grapes
from disgruntled employees.”
Noun
▲
An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something
rationale
reason
logic
explanation
motivation
argument
thinking
theory
grounds
philosophy
justification
sense
principle
account
accounting
basis
excuse
hypothesis
motive
reasoning
reasons
case
thesis
foundation
logical basis
raison d'être
rationalisation
UK
rationalization
US
story
validation
vindication
whatfor
whyfor
whys and wherefores
song and dance
the big idea
the whole idea
why and wherefore
cause
defence
UK
defense
US
wherefore
inducement
premise
pretext
purpose
ground
incentive
why
goal
impetus
inspiration
evidence
spur
stimulus
instigation
warrant
authority
apology
subject
stimulant
catalyst
determinant
persuasion
drive
occasion
factor
driving force
aim
provocation
objective
footing
impulse
line of reasoning
antecedent
contention
incitement
assertion
underpinning
apologia
argumentation
boost
presumption
stimulation
expostulation
just cause
call
reason why
intention
meaning
point
base
claim
polemic
design
plea
causation
causality
end
answer
target
object
mitigation
extenuation
encouragement
alibi
raison d'etre
declaration
enticement
carrot
momentum
consideration
good reason
yeast
proof
pleading
motivating force
influence
valid point
causal agent
the why and wherefore
carrot and stick
assurance
groundwork
one reason
sake
bedrock
ethos
function
postulation
mental gymnastics
necessity
confession
mainspring
need
requirement
excitement
root
count
right
prompting
obligation
absolution
score
good point
exoneration
approval
exculpation
good excuse
good argument
issue
questioning
whitewashing
palliation
advocacy
support
palliative
acquittal
good explanation
good case
point well taken
well-founded argument
reasonable grounds
supporting evidence
reason for existence
reasonable justification
urge
demonstration
dialectic
offcome
lure
bait
fair reason
good cause
sweetener
attraction
insistence
exhortation
allurement
douceur
premium
whole idea
spring
temptation
shot in the arm
come-on
rationality
intent
ambition
interest
thought process
concern
focus
hope
desire
line of thought
incitation
push
goad
impulsion
determination
resolve
wish
aspiration
preoccupation
pretension
ideal
dream
train of thought
reason for being
reason for existing
justification for existing
resolution
mission
vision
care
plan
agenda
process of reasoning
chain of reasoning
end game
holy grail
hidden motive
hidden agenda
Holy Grail
vested interest
score to settle
object of desire
special interest
exposition
source
genesis
origin
driver
principal element
chief ingredient
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Verb
▲
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
belittle
disparage
denigrate
deprecate
decry
minimise
UK
minimize
US
diminish
depreciate
derogate
dismiss
discount
diss
dis
discredit
vilipend
trash
deride
undervalue
knock
scorn
defame
ridicule
criticise
UK
criticize
US
degrade
trivialise
UK
trivialize
US
demean
underrate
slam
mock
pan
underestimate
vilify
downgrade
rubbish
slur
slate
revile
lower
malign
condemn
abuse
misprize
minify
bash
censure
detract
asperse
downplay
smear
roast
dispraise
understate
marginalise
UK
marginalize
US
squash
blister
scorch
rip
squelch
bad-mouth
put down
run down
play down
poor-mouth
trash-talk
scoff at
pooh-pooh
talk down
slag off
make light of
cry down
write off
sneer at
cast aspersions on
detract from
pour scorn on
pull apart
take down
treat lightly
laugh at
kiss off
dump on
do down
laugh off
take to pieces
have a go at
tear down
hit out at
hold cheap
shoot down
drag through the mud
pick holes in
cut down to size
do a hatchet job on
cut to the quick
take down a peg
poor mouth
pooh pooh
shoot full of holes
take a swipe at
disgrace
shame
debase
humiliate
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
slight
slander
attack
smirch
insult
devalue
humble
traduce
calumniate
reduce
cheapen
abase
speak ill of
libel
chasten
stigmatize
US
besmirch
stigmatise
UK
sully
disdain
blacken
tarnish
contemn
lessen
disrespect
scandalize
US
vituperate
taint
stain
sink
deflate
give a bad name
scandalise
UK
reproach
assail
foul
injure
defile
besmear
bring into disrepute
blot
embarrass
taunt
drag through the mire
mortify
sling mud at
snub
give a black eye
sneer
denounce
cast down
disregard
reflect badly on
jeer
soil
do a number on
damage
bring shame upon
muckrake
sell short
spot
flame
pull to pieces
tear into
gibe
brush aside
scoff
impugn
despise
bring down
make little of
fling mud at
bring shame on
spread scandal about
cast a slur on
lambaste
run smear campaign
blast
tar and feather
spoil
berate
blotch
rap
bring discredit to
breathe on
throw mud at
underplay
look down on
spurn
reject
pummel
US
bag
crush
rip up and down
pummelled
UK
befoul
inveigh against
gloss over
lay into
speak evil of
opprobriate
speak badly of
sniff at
hammer
affront
shrug off
bring low
pillory
twit
underemphasize
skewer
mudsling
fault
undermine
de-emphasize
excoriate
find fault with
offend
make fun of
lower the status of
rate too low
reprehend
make a fool of
do an injustice to
treat with contempt
demote
jeer at
blame
cut down
not do justice to
throw brickbats at
hold in contempt
think little of
reprobate
backbite
disesteem
lampoon
monster
abash
gird
repudiate
scout
rail against
bemean
flout
fulminate against
poison
jump on
set little store by
poke fun at
show up
blacken the name of
put away
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
put to shame
look down one's nose at
take down a peg or two
turn your nose up at
turn up one's nose at
castigate
underprice
rebuke
outrage
execrate
wound
deplore
downcry
savage
reprove
tease
upbraid
condescend
hit
abhor
anathematize
hate
devaluate
deign
subdue
curse
misjudge
disapprove
slap
snoot
slag
prostitute
denunciate
dehumanize
US
badmouth
rag
skin
rally
ride
chagrin
dehumanise
UK
compromise
prejudice
mark down
blemish
break
high-hat
own
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
come down on
cavil at
soft-pedal
bring shame to
carp at
desecrate
tear to shreds
show contempt for
cause to lose face
sling mud
find fault
blacken someone's name
call down
take lightly
jibe at
put in a bad light
wave aside
quip at
rank out
sneeze at
be wrong about
set no store by
rip up
look down upon
turn up one's nose
hold up to ridicule
be scornful about
treat contemptuously
conduct a smear campaign against
be contemptuous about
treat as unimportant
put someone in their place
curl your lip at
cock a snook at
make someone eat humble pie
make someone eat crow
rag on
give Bronx cheer
think too little of
blacken the reputation of
poormouth
question
comment negatively
bastardize
US
mistrust
hoot
discountenance
backstab
lower in rank
lower in status
attaint
blackguard
ruin
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
lambast
shun
subordinate
stoop
write down
put hooks in
tear to pieces
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
scathe
relegate
betray
descend
talk trash
bastardise
UK
profane
misbid
misrespect
knock off
take a dig at
give a bad name to
lose face
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
not do justice
nag
potshot
scold
belabor
US
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
get one's comeuppance
weaken
flay
carp
be casual about
maul
cavil
disvalue
decrease
drag down
mess with
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
knock down
sell out
jibe
declass
demonize
US
withdraw
animadvert
dig
jinx
tone down
persecute
oppress
make jokes about
demonise
UK
be untrue to oneself
beat down
make a joke of
joke about
rail
complain
abandon one's principles
belabour
UK
zing
hose
slang
miscall
underween
bump
set back
revert
spit on
heap scorn on
turn back on
spit in the face of
turn down
spit in the eye of
rebuff
reprimand
score off
show in bad light
bust
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
jive
give something a battering
give a bad press to
pick to pieces
nit-pick
expose
wipe
chastise
misrepresent
be rude to
call names
blow off
vituperate against
shout at
cuss out
swear at
stultify
crack
fleer
laugh
caricature
jest
burlesque
travesty
swipe
dump
satirize
US
snigger
satirise
UK
dress down
chide
be hostile to
argue against
take issue with
object to
take exception to
nitpick over
find lacking
cut rate
take away from
disapprove of
belie
abominate
regard with contempt
objurgate
subtract from
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
disrate
discomfit
snipe at
take swipe at
silence
upset
overcome
arraign
slash
set up
blacken the character of
strike dumb
pull down
criticize unfairly
be allergic to
make cutting remarks about
have a crack at
say contemptuously
gibe at
be contemptuous of
bad mouth
settle someone's hash
pop one's balloon
make one feel small
put one away
fix someone's wagon
bring down a peg
make eat dirt
force to eat humble pie
give black eye
ruin the reputation of
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
cane
take for granted
proscribe
tell lies about
frame
punish
judge
quash
run a smear campaign against
pronounce
name
adjudge
flatten
slam dunk
express contempt
hold up to scorn
boo
sully someone's reputation
cow
defame someone's character
take to task
dispirit
ignore
overlook
let someone have it
dishearten
give someone a bad press
discourage
give something a bad press
declare unfit
send up
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
send up the river
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
neglect
dig at
make sport of
bite one's thumb at
fleer at
show contempt
laugh to scorn
take the mickey
poke mullock at
take the piss out of
scout at
take the wind out of your sails
knock the stuffing out of
let wind out of sails
kick in the teeth
pass over
brush off
put aside
refuse to acknowledge
think no more of
shut eyes to
push aside
sweep aside
turn a blind eye to
pay no attention to
take no notice of
forget about
turn a deaf ear to
have no time for
crucify
rate
lace into
sledge
cut up
admonish
nitpick about
carpet
animadvert on
give some stick to
haul over the coals
chew out
give flak to
give a rocket
tear off a strip
bawl out
tongue-lash
ream out
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
lecture
expostulate
inveigh
recriminate
ream
throw shade
pick at
remonstrate with
give a talking-to
nag at
give someone hell
bag on
rap over the knuckles
read the riot act
give someone a bollocking
lash
bollock
baste
remonstrate
jaw
trim
tear apart
tell off
pass strictures upon
rail at
lay down the law
rake over the coals
tear a strip off
give someone a mouthful
give someone a telling-off
give someone a dressing-down
pitch into
give someone an earful
give someone a rating
express disapproval of
rant at
object
hurt
fulminate
oppose
rage
rollick
declaim
villainize
nitpick
harangue
clobber
slug
zap
fustigate
torment
destroy
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
treat disrespectfully
keelhaul
wig
back-bite
score
row
take apart
sail into
sound off
complain about
get at
write false reports about
pull up
spread tales about
mark wrong
jump down one's throat
criticize severely
tick off
drag name through mud
slap someone's wrist
give the business
give someone what for
give someone some stick
kick up a stink about
bring to book
give someone a row
yell at
give someone a wigging
pass judgment
make a fuss about
drag someone's name through the mire
bite someone's head off
light into
label
harsh
refute
gossip
spite
annoy
provoke
aggravate
gossip about
get angry with
slog
fluff
argue with
assault verbally
snipe
scourge
bring under fire
disagree with
review unfavorably
criticize strongly
cast a slur upon
lie about
pile in
animadvert upon
rant
weigh into
give someone bondi
rake
cast slur on
discommend
negate
accuse
lesson
jawbone
start on
start in
throw shade at
cut to bits
take on
not support
skin alive
give bad press
call to task
point the finger
lay on
give the devil
lash out
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
go for the jugular
storm
irritate
disoblige
have a pop at
be malicious about
speak of with disfavour
be unkind about
be critical of
lash into
thumb one's nose
yelp
yap
bawl
rib
defy
give offence to
kid
rip into
lay out
chaff
cause offence to
razz
disobey
fail
cut dead
have at
work over
crack down on
go after
hurt somebody's feelings
quiz
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
blacken someone's character
tarnish someone's name
taint someone's name
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
soil someone's name
banter
step on one's toes
bellyache about
moan about
grouse about
whine about
gripe about
grouch about
quibble about
carp about
whinge about
beef about
sound off about
cock a snook
thunder
disown
discard
disclaim
mimic
threap
caution
vociferate
speak out
protest strongly
discipline
kick
imitate
lout
objurate
tell someone to get lost
have no use for
have contempt for
do
demur
preach
hold in disdain
frown on
look down at
impersonate
make a stand
rant about
expostulate about
make a protest
ape
except
give the cold shoulder to
give someone the brush-off
cold-shoulder
cast aside
look right through someone
argue
spoof
give someone a caning
send someone away with a flea in their ear
go on at
lose one's temper with
put on the mat
jump down someone's throat
take to the woodshed
slap down
keep after
have someone on the carpet
blow up
challenge
mouth off about
go on about
copy
mime
flout at
distort
pervert
gripe
dissent
dispute
exaggerate
kick up a fuss about
raise objections to
complain vociferously about
oppose strongly
speak out against
object strongly to
take exception
lodge a protest against
protest against
take issue
frown upon
express disagreement with
take a stand against
parody
put on
take off
do a takeoff of
do a twist on
do an impression of
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sour grapes
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