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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'bitter'

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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

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'bitter'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. bitter
Acid, sour, and bitter agree in being contrasted with sweet, but the two former are sharply distinguished from the latter. Acid or sour is the taste of vinegar or lemon-juice; bitter th
Synonyms: bitter, acerb, acidulous, caustic, pungent, stinging, acetous, acrid, cutting, savage, tart, acid, acrimonious, harsh, sharp, vinegarish, acidulated, biting, irate, sour, virulent
Antonyms: dulcet, honeyed, luscious, nectared, saccharine, sweet

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