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Pronunciation:

[ bˈɪtə], [ bˈɪtə], [ b_ˈɪ_t_ə]

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Opposite words for bitter:

hostile, nasty
painful, distressing
pungent, sharp
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Bitter definition

Synonyms for Bitter:

adj.
•acetous (adjective)
•acrimonious (adjective)
- most splenetic,
- more splenetic,
- splenetic.
•alkaline (adjective)
- antacid,
- alkalescent,
- salty.
•all (adjective)
- bitter.
•angry (adjective)
- huffy,
- heated,
- irritable,
- enraged,
- raging.
•astringent (adjective)
- most tonic,
- more tonic,
- tonic.
•biting (adjective)
- more blighting,
- most nipping,
- more nipping,
- scathing,
- most blighting.
•cold (adjective)
- brumal,
- have goose bumps,
- gelid,
- nippy,
- hyperborean,
- below freezing,
- frigid,
- hiemal,
- wintry,
- rimy,
- stone-cold,
- chilly,
- sleety,
- icebox,
- ice-like,
- two-dog night,
- bracing,
- frosty,
- below zero,
- shivery,
- algid,
- frozen,
- hawkish,
- iced,
- bitterly cold,
- one-dog night,
- frore,
- numbing.
•cruel (adjective)
- more demoniac,
- un-kind,
- hard hearted,
- un kind,
- in human,
- re-vengeful,
- in humane,
- un natural,
- un-kinder,
- most brutish,
- most hard-hearted,
- in-exorable,
- more hard-hearted,
- most inhuman,
- more hard hearted,
- monstrous,
- de generate,
- un kinder,
- de-generate,
- flinty,
- most demoniac,
- in exorable,
- cold blooded,
- re vengeful,
- un-natural,
- un feeling,
- un kindest,
- more evil,
- more brutish,
- in-human,
- in-humane,
- un-kindest,
- un-feeling,
- un-relenting,
- most hard hearted,
- un relenting.
•cutting (adjective)
- in goingest,
- clearcut,
- In-going,
- most wounding,
- in-goingest,
- ingoinger,
- more wounding,
- ingoingest,
- in-goinger,
- in goinger,
- in going.
•disappointing (adjective)
- falling short,
- unfulfilling,
- unsatisfying.
•distasteful (adjective)
- dis-tasteful,
- un-inviting,
- more dislikable,
- dis-agreeable,
- dis tasteful,
- in-sipid,
- dis-pleasing,
- un-desirable,
- un-appetizing,
- yickier,
- more savorless,
- de testable,
- un desirable,
- objectionable,
- in sipid,
- dis likable,
- most unlikable,
- dis-likable,
- un likable,
- yickiest,
- un inviting,
- yucky,
- grodier,
- more unlikable,
- de-testable,
- un appetizing,
- most savorless,
- dis pleasing,
- dis agreeable,
- most dislikable,
- un-likable.
•embittered (adjective)
- full hate,
- dis-affected,
- dis affected.
•freezing (adjective)
- frost bound,
- more frostbound,
- more frost-bound,
- more frost bound,
- most frost bound,
- most frostbound,
- most frost-bound.
•galling (adjective)
- Plaguing,
- Harassing,
- galling.
•glacial (adjective)
- most antarctic,
- more antarctic,
- antarctic.
•hard (adjective)
- hardboiled,
- hard as nails,
- harder,
- unsparing.
•harsh (adjective)
- more out-of-key,
- dis-sonant,
- more screeching,
- hardshell,
- more cussed,
- more stridulous,
- un-musical,
- un civil,
- most stridulous,
- more clashing,
- un musical,
- most unmelodious,
- un level,
- hard-nosed,
- un melodious,
- most cussed,
- dis courteous,
- more asperous,
- more out of key,
- more creaking,
- most out of tune,
- un-civil,
- more out of tune,
- most creaking,
- off key,
- most out-of-key,
- most jangling,
- most out-of-tune,
- dis agreeing,
- more unlevel,
- more out-of-tune,
- more caterwauling,
- more jangling,
- most screeching,
- most tuneless,
- most asperous,
- dis-courteous,
- hard nosed,
- most unlevel,
- un even,
- out of key,
- more unmelodious,
- un-gracious,
- unmusical,
- offkey,
- dis sonant,
- un gracious,
- in compatible,
- un-melodious,
- most out of key,
- un-even,
- most clashing,
- un-level,
- most caterwauling,
- more tuneless,
- dis-agreeing,
- in-compatible,
- more hard nosed.
•hateful (adjective)
- dis gusting,
- malicious,
- un cool,
- de spiteful,
- dis-gusting,
- un-cool,
- more uncool,
- more shuddersome,
- uncool,
- most uncool,
- de-spiteful,
- in famous,
- most shuddersome,
- shuddersome.
•heartbreaking (adjective)
- un fortunate,
- un-fortunate,
- heart rending,
- most heart rending,
- heart-rending,
- more heart rending,
- more heart-rending,
- most heart-rending.
•heated (adjective)
- hectic.
•hostile (adjective)
- more ill disposed,
- un-friendliest,
- dis approving,
- un friendliest,
- unpropitious,
- more ill-disposed,
- most anti,
- more oppugnant,
- most oppugnant,
- un favorable,
- most disapproving,
- most illdisposed,
- in hospitable,
- most opposite,
- most unwelcoming,
- un propitious,
- un-propitious,
- more disapproving,
- un-friendly,
- in-hospitable,
- more illdisposed,
- more anti,
- un-sociable,
- ill disposed,
- un-favorable,
- un sociable,
- un friendlier,
- illdisposed,
- un welcoming,
- un-welcoming,
- more unwelcoming,
- un-friendlier,
- dis-approving,
- most ill disposed,
- most ill-disposed.
•hostile, nasty (adjective)
- estranged,
- alienated,
- sullen,
- crabby,
- irreconcilable,
- with chip on shoulder,
- severe,
- rancorous,
- antagonistic,
- stinging,
- divided,
- morose,
- sore,
- begrudging.
•ice-cold (adjective)
- sub-zero,
- subzero.
•icy (adjective)
- more refrigerated,
- chilled bone,
- most sleeted,
- more algific,
- more shivering,
- smooth as glass,
- most frigorific,
- most algific,
- chilled the bone,
- most shivering,
- more frigorific,
- more sleeted,
- most refrigerated,
- chilled to bone.
•inedible (adjective)
- unpleasant-tasting,
- yukky,
- uneatable,
- not fit to eat.
•intense (adjective)
- in tenser,
- un-due,
- in tense,
- more all consuming,
- in-tensive,
- most all consuming,
- most allconsuming,
- in-tensest,
- more allconsuming,
- most intensified,
- in-tense,
- all consuming,
- extra-ordinary,
- most all-consuming,
- un duer,
- un-duest,
- allconsuming,
- more all-consuming,
- pro found,
- pro-found,
- pro founder,
- un duest,
- in tensest,
- pro-founder,
- in tensive,
- un-duer,
- un due,
- in-tenser,
- more intensified.
•ironic/ironical (adjective)
- most backbiting,
- quickwitted,
- in-congruous,
- more chaffing,
- more backbiting,
- most uncomplimentary,
- double edged,
- most double edged,
- more jibing,
- more double-edged,
- more ironic,
- wry,
- more doubleedged,
- most double-edged,
- more paradoxical,
- un-complimentary,
- mocking,
- doubleedged,
- quick witted,
- most ironical,
- more uncomplimentary,
- in congruous,
- most jibing,
- most doubleedged,
- most paradoxical,
- un complimentary,
- most chaffing,
- more double edged.
•irritable (adjective)
- bearish,
- touchy,
- crabbed,
- petty,
- prickly,
- churlish,
- irascible,
- bellicose,
- crusty,
- peevish,
- petulant,
- cranky,
- tart,
- spiteful,
- bitchy,
- cantankerous,
- surly,
- cross,
- snappish.
•jaundiced (adjective)
- most preconceived,
- most warped,
- un-fair,
- un fair,
- un fairer,
- un-fairer,
- pre conceived,
- un-indifferent,
- most grudging,
- pre possessed,
- in-tolerant,
- more preconceived,
- pre-conceived,
- pre-possessed,
- onesided,
- one sided,
- un-fairest,
- more warped,
- un indifferent,
- in tolerant,
- un fairest,
- more unindifferent,
- more grudging,
- most unindifferent.
•malevolent (adjective)
- baleful,
- malevolent,
- evil,
- perfidious,
- treacherous,
- corrosive,
- mean,
- baneful,
- malignant,
- nasty,
- sinister,
- foul,
- hurtful,
- wicked,
- vindictive,
- catty,
- Black-hearted,
- ill-natured,
- vicious.
•malicious (adjective)
- evilminded,
- beastlier,
- most badnatured,
- badnatured,
- greeneyed,
- green eyed,
- more badnatured,
- more bad-natured,
- beastliest,
- most bad-natured,
- evil minded,
- more bad natured,
- most bad natured,
- bad natured.
•mordant (adjective)
- mordant.
•mortal (adjective)
- more deathdealing,
- most killing,
- more death-dealing,
- more ending,
- murderous,
- more pestilent,
- most deathdealing,
- more killing,
- more death dealing,
- remorseless,
- death dealing,
- most death-dealing,
- most mortiferous,
- most death dealing,
- deathdealing,
- most ending,
- more mortiferous.
•painful (adjective)
- harrowing,
- tormenting,
- chafing,
- throbbing,
- troublesome,
- Cramping,
- annoying,
- odious,
- grievous,
- unbearable,
- acute,
- insufferable,
- aggravating,
- agonizing,
- irritating,
- stabbing,
- wrenching,
- inflaming,
- distressful,
- burdensome,
- aching,
- trying,
- grueling,
- disturbing,
- withering,
- arduous,
- Torturing.,
- horrendous,
- anguishing,
- disagreeable,
- smarting,
- miserable,
- oppressive,
- Gnawing,
- Irksome,
- Besetting,
- torturing,
- crushing,
- bothersome,
- excruciating,
- woeful,
- offensive.
•painful, distressing (adjective)
- displeasing,
- vexatious,
- ruthless,
- intemperate,
- provoking,
- afflictive,
- merciless,
- dire,
- bad,
- sharp,
- inclement,
- calamitous.
•piercing (adjective)
- more racking,
- more shooting,
- most shooting,
- more stentorious,
- most shattering,
- knifelike,
- most racking,
- highpitched,
- roaring,
- most stentorious,
- more shattering,
- high pitched.
•poignant (adjective)
- up setting,
- up-setting,
- most agitating,
- more agitating.
•pungent (adjective)
- odoriferous,
- whiffy,
- tangy,
- spicy,
- zesty,
- effluvious,
- salter,
- nosey,
- piquant.
•pungent, sharp (adjective)
- vinegary,
- absinthal,
- Absinthian,
- unsweetened,
- amaroidal.
•rancorous (adjective)
- most begruding,
- more begruding.
•raw (adjective)
- more wind swept,
- most wind swept,
- more windswept,
- more wind-swept,
- most wind-swept,
- wind swept,
- most windswept.
•resentful (adjective)
- infuriated,
- Spleenful,
- miffed,
- discontent,
- Piqued,
- Huffed,
- irritated,
- envious,
- galled,
- offended,
- stung,
- hurt,
- vexed.
•rigorous (adjective)
- in-flexible,
- un-permissive,
- more unpermissive,
- unpermissive,
- un-compromising,
- un permissive,
- more ironhanded,
- de finite,
- de-finite,
- most ironhanded,
- most unpermissive,
- in flexible,
- un compromising.
•sad (adjective)
- grief stricken,
- more grieved,
- low spirited,
- down dumps,
- in dumps,
- be reaved,
- down mouth,
- lowspirited,
- dis-tressed,
- more hurting,
- heartsick,
- be-reaved,
- dis tressed,
- most grieved,
- out sorts,
- in grief,
- most bereaved,
- more bereaved,
- in the dumps,
- sick heart.
•sarcastic (adjective)
- more taunting,
- needling,
- most weisenheiming,
- more needling,
- more twitting,
- smartalecky,
- most snarling,
- most needling,
- dis illusioned,
- most twitting,
- more snarling,
- more weisenheiming,
- most taunting,
- dis-illusioned.
•satiric (adjective)
- satiric.
•satirical/satiric (adjective)
- more spoofing,
- more lampooning,
- more bantering,
- more satiric,
- most lampooning,
- most parodying,
- most spoofing,
- most ridiculing,
- most bantering,
- more ridiculing,
- more parodying.
•severe (adjective)
- effortful.
•sharp (adjective)
- strong-smelling.
•sour (adjective)
- acidic,
- with a kick,
- unripe,
- sourish,
- acetose,
- curdled,
- acetous.
•stern (adjective)
- most hang tough,
- un-yielding,
- dyed in the wool,
- more stiff-necked,
- more hangtough,
- hangtough,
- most stiff necked,
- most hang-tough,
- more stiff necked,
- more hang tough,
- steelier,
- most mortified,
- un yielding,
- more hang-tough,
- more mortified,
- most stiffnecked,
- stiff necked,
- steeliest,
- most hangtough,
- most stiff-necked,
- most hardheaded,
- stern,
- hardline,
- more stiffnecked,
- hardheaded,
- by book,
- stiffnecked.
•stinging (adjective)
- most aculeate,
- more aculeate.
•stormy (adjective)
- more howling,
- raining cats dogs,
- most riproaring,
- more stormful,
- most howling,
- howling,
- most blustering,
- more blustering,
- squallier,
- most stormful,
- more riproaring,
- squalliest.
•tangy (adjective)
- highly seasoned.
•turbulent (adjective)
- un-bridled,
- un-stable,
- most moiling,
- most foaming,
- un disciplined,
- un stable,
- dis-ordered,
- un-controlled,
- more foaming,
- Moiling,
- most termagant,
- un controlled,
- more swirling,
- un-disciplined,
- more roughhouse,
- dis orderly,
- un bridled,
- most swirling,
- more moiling,
- most anarchic,
- un-stabler,
- in subordinate,
- tumultous- tumultuous,
- un stabler,
- more ruffled,
- un-tamed,
- dis ordered,
- most roughhouse,
- most ruffled,
- un stablest,
- more termagant,
- in-subordinate,
- dis-orderly,
- un-stablest,
- more anarchic,
- untamed,
- un-governable,
- un tamed.
•uncomfortable (adjective)
- more ill-fitting,
- ill fitting,
- un comfortable,
- in-commodious,
- more illfitting,
- un-comfortable,
- most ill-fitting,
- most ill fitting,
- illfitting,
- most torturing,
- more ill fitting,
- more torturing,
- most illfitting,
- in commodious.
•unpalatable (adjective)
- un-palatable,
- un palatable.
•unsavory (adjective)
- no good.
n.
- fiery,
- brackish.
- casual,
- unfriendly,
- cynical,
- burning,
- depth.
- opponent,
- deadly enemy/foe/rival,
- Archenemy,
- sworn,
- archrival,
- foe,
- nemesis,
- adversary,
- enemy,
- antagonist.
- heartbreaking,
- upsetting,
- depressing,
- comfort,
- tragic,
- unhappy,
- terrible,
- dismal,
- rough.
- fed up,
- upset,
- belligerent,
- annoyed,
- put out,
- unpalatable,
- mad,
- displeased,
- like.
- love,
- attitude.
•acerb (noun)
- acerb.
•acerbic (noun)
- acerbic.
•acid (noun)
- acid.
•attribute (noun)
- bitterness.
•bitingly (noun)
- bitingly.
•bitter (noun)
- piercingly,
- blistering,
- bitterly,
- venomous,
- sulfurous,
- sulphurous,
- unpleasant,
- tasteful,
- sorrowful,
- painful,
- intolerable.
•cold (noun)
- polar.
•embittered (noun)
- embittered.
•taste (noun)
- aftertaste,
- savoriness,
- sapidity,
- palatableness,
- Sapor,
- aftertastes,
- after-taste.
v.
•embitter (verb)
- dis-illusions,
- makes resentful,
- ex-acerbates,
- dis-illusion,
- dis illusions,
- dis-affecting,
- dis illusion,
- dis-affect,
- made bitter,
- ex acerbates,
- made resentful,
- ex-asperate,
- making resentful,
- dis-affects,
- makes bitter,
- dis affect,
- ex-acerbating,
- making bitter,
- ex asperates,
- ex-acerbate,
- ex asperate,
- ex acerbating,
- dis affects,
- ex-asperates,
- ex acerbate,
- dis affecting.
Other synonyms:
- lager,
- repressed,
- syrupy,
- skin-deep,
- discontented,
- inexpressible,
- porter,
- chocolate,
- basic,
- primeval,
- hearty,
- exquisite,
- dissatisfied,
- fierce,
- unstinting,
- unconcealed,
- unfeigned,
- seasoned,
- acutely,
- savory,
- quiet,
- reluctant,
- ironic,
- sad,
- ungovernable,
- uncontrollable,
- overwhelming,
- sneaking,
- sweet-and-sour,
- malt liquor,
- helpless,
- disappointed,
- unreasoning,
- brown ale,
- chocolatey,
- sentimental,
- shandy,
- undivided,
- watery,
- sweetish,
- beer,
- deep-seated,
- righteous,
- home brew,
- guinness,
- bittersweet,
- discouraged,
- vehement,
- emotional,
- unrelenting,
- visceral,
- primal,
- pale ale,
- disillusioned,
- flavored,
- guest beer,
- subconscious,
- crestfallen,
- unshaken,
- unsalted,
- ill-concealed,
- affective,
- pent-up.
- keg,
- stout,
- ripe,
- indigestible,
- mature,
- blind,
- infectious,
- robust,
- deep,
- unconscious,
- bleak,
- brew,
- brutal,
- unsatisfied,
- volcanic,
- overpowering,
- uneasy,
- rude,
- overt,
- Gutted.
- weak.
- strong.
•embitter
- Poisoned,
- venoming,
- make bitter,
- bittered,
- make resentful,
- venomed,
- Bittering,
- bitters,
- exacerbate,
- embitter.

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- Adjective
  embittered.
Independent
- Adjective
  terrible, difficult, cruel, stark, hard, arduous, painstaking, heated, strenuous, unfortunate, relentless, stiff, rough, vehement, serious, extreme, sore, desperate, drastic, excruciating, traumatic, Sophie, bloody, passionate.
Other Related
- Adjective
  acrimonious, fierce, painful, sour, harsh, scathing, tough, distressing, ferocious, intense, grim, severe, violent, dire, miserable, sad, resentful, hard-fought, harrowing, tragic, sharp, salty, pungent, brutal, unpleasant, agonizing, virulent, heartfelt, vigorous.

Antonyms for Bitter:

adj.
- hostile, nasty
  friendly, calm.
- painful, distressing
  dull, gentle, blunt, honest, moderate, benevolent.
- pungent, sharp
  bland, helping, genial, content, mild, wonderful, pleasant.
- Other antonyms:
  glowing, pleasing, grateful, flushed, acceptable, dulcet, snug, encouraging, bearable, cheering, jocund, amiable, honeyed, ecstatic, inflamed, cheery, gratifying, smiling, good, exhilarated, saccharine, heady, delightful, tropical, cheerful, allowable, light, blithesome, dreamy, sustainable, feverish, overheated, felicitous, merry, sizzling, hopeful, exulting, easy, blissful, sweet, optimistic, warming, euphoric, reposeful, luscious, kind, hospitable, blithe, sufferable, equatorial, luxurious, tasteless, tender, relaxing, restful, laughing, charming, bright, livable, jolly, nice, elated, sympathetic, agreeable, red hot, warmhearted, muggy, delectable, giddy, satisfying, welcome, unbitter, canicular, joyous, cozy, rhapsodic, kindhearted, rapturous, summery, peaceful, reheated, forgiving, kindly, pleasurable, survivable, steamy, Nectared, happy, seething, comfortable, palatable, triumphant, mirthful, loving, blazing, delighted, supportable, unresentful, caring, igneous, rejoicing, molten, congenial, lighthearted, buoyant, soothing, reasonable, endurable.

Homophones for Bitter:

bitar.

Hypernym for Bitter:

n.
- attribute
  acridness, acridity, acerbity.

Hyponym for Bitter:

n.
- attribute
  taste property.
- cognition
  gustatory sensation, taste sensation, taste, gustatory perception, taste perception.
- food
  ale.
v.
- perception
  change taste.

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