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  • past tense form of sour.
  • past participle of sour.

soured

ADJECTIVE
disenchanted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disillusioned embittered
STRONG
disappointed jaundiced knowing sophisticate sophisticated undeceived
WEAK
blasé cynical disenthralled disentranced indifferent mondaine out of love sick of worldly worldly-wise
Antonyms
WEAK
enchanted encouraged
ADJECTIVE
rancid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contaminated disagreeable fetid moldy musty polluted putrid smelly stale tainted
WEAK
bad carious curdled decomposing disgusting evil-smelling feculent foul frowzy fusty gamy high impure loathsome malodorous nasty nidorous noisome noxious off offensive olid putrefactive putrefied putrescent rank reeky repulsive sharp sour stinking strong turned unhealthy whiffy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clean fresh new perfumed pure sweet
ADJECTIVE
sour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acid acidic acrid biting bitter briny caustic fermented musty peppery piquant pungent rancid sharp unpleasant
STRONG
acidulated astringent bad curdled cutting dry green salty stinging tart turned
WEAK
acerb acetic acetose acetous keen sourish unripe unsavory unwholesome vinegary with a kick
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable blah bland calm dull good kind mild nice pleasant sweet tasteless wonderful
WEAK
cheerful cordial friendly happy tasty

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Between the soft earnings outlook and the razor-thin revenue beat, Wall Street quickly soured on the report.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Bill Ackman and Dan Loeb are among the fund managers that soured on betting against individual stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

While semi stocks rode the wave of the AI data center investment boom last year, sentiment soured on enterprise software makers like Atlassian, Workday, and Salesforce.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A "grudging" acknowledgment that he had handled the UK's response to the Iran war well had been soured by the Lord Mandelson saga, they said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

His face soured and he growled his refusal.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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