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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'bitter'  

1. (noun) bitter
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
Synonyms: bitterness
Antonyms: joyful, tasteless, painless, amicable, tolerable, unresentful, pleasant

2. (noun) bitter, bitterness
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Synonyms: bitterness, rancour, rancor, thorniness, acrimony, jaundice, bitter, resentment, tartness, acerbity, gall
Antonyms: painless, pleasant, amicable, unresentful, joyful, tasteless, tolerable

3. (adj) bitterness, bitter
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Synonyms: bitterness, rancour, rancor, thorniness, acrimony, jaundice, bitter, resentment, tartness, acerbity, gall
Antonyms: painless, tolerable, tasteless, unresentful, amicable, pleasant, joyful

4. (adj) acrimonious, bitter
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
Synonyms: acrimonious, acrid, biting, acid, sulphurous, caustic, bitter, virulent, blistering, acerbic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous
Antonyms: tasteless, pleasant, painless, unresentful, tolerable, amicable, joyful

5. (adj) bitter
very difficult to accept or bear
Synonyms: acrimonious, biting, blistering, acid, sulphurous, acrid, virulent, caustic, acerbic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous
Antonyms: tolerable, tasteless, amicable, painless, unresentful, pleasant, joyful

6. (adj) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic
harsh or corrosive in tone
Synonyms: virulent, blistering, red-hot, vitriolic, hot, blistery, acerbic, stifling, sulphurous, acidic, acrimonious, caustic, mordant, acidulous, venomous, astringent, sulfurous, acrid, deadly, acid, corrosive, pungent, biting, bitter, sultry, acidulent, acerb, erosive
Antonyms: pleasant, tolerable, amicable, unresentful, joyful, tasteless, painless

7. (adj) bitter
expressive of severe grief or regret
Synonyms: acrimonious, biting, blistering, acid, sulphurous, acrid, virulent, caustic, acerbic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous
Antonyms: unresentful, amicable, tolerable, joyful, pleasant, tasteless, painless

8. (adj) bitter
proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
Synonyms: acrimonious, biting, blistering, acid, sulphurous, acrid, virulent, caustic, acerbic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous
Antonyms: tolerable, unresentful, joyful, amicable, tasteless, painless, pleasant

9. (adj) bitter
causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter"
Synonyms: acrimonious, biting, blistering, acid, sulphurous, acrid, virulent, caustic, acerbic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous
Antonyms: tolerable, amicable, joyful, unresentful, pleasant, painless, tasteless

10. (verb) biting, bitter
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
Synonyms: virulent, nipping, barbed, vitriolic, mordacious, acerbic, sulphurous, acrimonious, caustic, acrid, sulfurous, blistering, acid, pungent, biting, bitter, acerb
Antonyms: amicable, painless, pleasant, tolerable, unresentful, tasteless, joyful

11. (adverb) bitter
make bitter
Antonyms: unresentful, painless, tasteless, amicable, pleasant, joyful, tolerable

12. (adverb) piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter
extremely and sharply
Synonyms: bitter, bitingly, bitterly, piercingly, shrilly
Antonyms: pleasant, joyful, unresentful, tasteless, amicable, tolerable, painless


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