What is another word for bittersweet?
Pronunciation:
[ bˈɪtəswˌiːt], [ bˈɪtəswˌiːt], [ b_ˈɪ_t_ə_s_w_ˌiː_t]
Synonyms for Bittersweet:
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adj.
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n.
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- brackish .
- bittersweet nightshade ,
- climbing bittersweet ,
- climbing nightshade ,
- deadly nightshade ,
- false bittersweet ,
- poisonous nightshade ,
- sad ,
- semisweet ,
- staff vine ,
- tasteful ,
- waxwork ,
- woody nightshade .
- Apricots ,
- Carrots ,
- Corals ,
- Peacher ,
- Peaches ,
- Salmons ,
- apricot ,
- cantaloupe ,
- carrot ,
- coral ,
- peach ,
- red-yellow ,
- salmon ,
- tangerine ,
- tangerines ,
- titian ,
- titians .
- Bricker ,
- Cherries ,
- Dahlias ,
- Fuchsias ,
- Magentas ,
- Roser ,
- Rufescent ,
- Wines ,
- bloodshot ,
- blooming ,
- blush ,
- blusher ,
- brick ,
- burgundies ,
- burgundy ,
- cardinal ,
- cardinals ,
- carmine ,
- cerise ,
- cerises ,
- cherry ,
- chestnut ,
- chestnuts ,
- claret ,
- clarets ,
- copper ,
- coppers ,
- crimson ,
- dahlia ,
- flaming ,
- florid ,
- flushed ,
- fuchsia ,
- garnet ,
- garnets ,
- geranium ,
- geraniums ,
- glowing ,
- healthy ,
- inflamed ,
- infrared ,
- magenta ,
- maroon ,
- pink ,
- pinker ,
- pinkest ,
- puce ,
- puces ,
- rose ,
- roseate ,
- rosies ,
- rosy ,
- rubicund ,
- ruby ,
- ruddies ,
- ruddy ,
- russet ,
- russets ,
- rust ,
- ruster ,
- sanguine ,
- sanguines ,
- scarlet ,
- scarlets ,
- vermilion ,
- wine ,
- winer .
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n. & a.
• red Other synonyms:
- bitter ,
- chocolate ,
- chocolatey ,
- flavored ,
- red ,
- savory ,
- seasoned ,
- sour ,
- spicy ,
- sweet-and-sour ,
- sweetish ,
- syrupy ,
- tart ,
- unsalted ,
- watery .
- astringent ,
- fiery ,
- mild .
- hot .
Other relevant words:
- 1000000 ,
- 7th ,
- abject ,
- ablaze ,
- abominable ,
- abrupt ,
- absorbed ,
- acerb ,
- acerbic ,
- acerbity ,
- acetify ,
- acidify ,
- acidulate ,
- acidulent ,
- acidulousness ,
- acme ,
- acrid ,
- acrimonious ,
- acrimony ,
- acuate ,
- acute ,
- acutely ,
- advanced ,
- aerate ,
- afflictive ,
- afters ,
- age ,
- air bladder ,
- air out ,
- air travel ,
- airwave ,
- alert ,
- alternate ,
- ambrosian ,
- angelic ,
- angelical ,
- appreciation ,
- apricot tree ,
- arboraceous ,
- arboreous ,
- ardent ,
- around the bend ,
- astir ,
- astringent drug ,
- astute ,
- atmosphere ,
- atomic number 29 ,
- atrocious ,
- aura ,
- aureate ,
- aviation ,
- awful ,
- babble ,
- babble out ,
- back breaker ,
- badly ,
- badness ,
- bally ,
- balmy ,
- banter ,
- barbed ,
- bare ,
- barmy ,
- barrack ,
- barren ,
- base on balls ,
- bask ,
- bats ,
- battery-acid ,
- battle of magenta ,
- batty ,
- bawd ,
- bazillion ,
- be adrift ,
- beam ,
- beaming ,
- beaut ,
- beauteousness ,
- becloud ,
- befog ,
- beguiled ,
- belladonna plant ,
- big ,
- big top ,
- billion ,
- binge ,
- bird ,
- bit ,
- biting ,
- bitingly ,
- bitterly ,
- blab ,
- blab out ,
- black ,
- black henbane ,
- black rockweed ,
- bladderwrack ,
- blinking ,
- blissfulness ,
- blistering ,
- blithely ,
- blithesome ,
- blood-red ,
- bloody ,
- bloom ,
- blow ,
- blowy ,
- blue ,
- blush wine ,
- blushful ,
- blushing mushroom ,
- bolshevik ,
- bolshie ,
- bolshy ,
- bon vivant ,
- bonkers ,
- bound ,
- bourgeon ,
- bourgogne ,
- bout ,
- brave ,
- braw ,
- bread ,
- break ,
- breeze ,
- brightly ,
- brilliant ,
- brilliantly ,
- brinjal ,
- briny ,
- brisk ,
- broad ,
- broadcast ,
- broke ,
- brooding ,
- broody ,
- brownish-red ,
- buggy ,
- bull ,
- bum ,
- buoyant ,
- burgeon forth ,
- burgundy wine ,
- burn ,
- burnished ,
- burnt umber ,
- burst ,
- cabbage ,
- candent ,
- cantaloup ,
- cantaloup vine ,
- cantaloupe vine ,
- captivated ,
- captive ,
- carbohydrate ,
- cardinal grosbeak ,
- cardinal number ,
- carry ,
- caustic ,
- central ,
- chaff ,
- channel ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- charge ,
- cheap ,
- cheer up ,
- cheerfulness ,
- cheerless ,
- cherry red ,
- cherry tree ,
- cherry-red ,
- cherubic ,
- chestnut tree ,
- chick ,
- chinese-red ,
- chintzy ,
- chomp ,
- chute ,
- cinnabar ,
- circus tent ,
- clam ,
- clams ,
- clear ,
- clear up ,
- climb up ,
- cloaked ,
- clothed ,
- cloud nine ,
- cloying ,
- cocoa ,
- cocotte ,
- coffee ,
- collation ,
- comeliness ,
- comprehensiveness ,
- conceive ,
- confection ,
- conk ,
- consider ,
- contemplative ,
- content ,
- conveyance ,
- cop ,
- copper color ,
- corrode ,
- corrupt ,
- cover ,
- cracked ,
- crackers ,
- crashing ,
- creature ,
- crest ,
- crisp ,
- crown ,
- crummy ,
- cu ,
- cultivated carrot ,
- cutting ,
- cyprian ,
- daft ,
- dame ,
- dancing ,
- dapper ,
- dapple ,
- dark ,
- dashing ,
- daydream ,
- debonair ,
- debonaire ,
- deep brown ,
- deep red ,
- defective ,
- defile ,
- delight ,
- deplorable ,
- derail ,
- desolate ,
- dessert ,
- dim ,
- dinero ,
- dingy ,
- dire ,
- direful ,
- discernment ,
- disconcerting ,
- disconsolate ,
- discriminating ,
- dish ,
- dispirited ,
- distressed ,
- distressing ,
- dollar ,
- dollar bill ,
- dolly ,
- dose ,
- dot ,
- dotty ,
- double ,
- dough ,
- dour ,
- down ,
- down in the mouth ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- drab ,
- draped ,
- dread ,
- dreaded ,
- dreadful ,
- drear ,
- drift ,
- drinking chocolate ,
- dulcet ,
- dysphoric ,
- eat ,
- ebullient ,
- ecstasy ,
- eggplant bush ,
- elevated ,
- elevation ,
- embolden ,
- eminent ,
- enchant ,
- engrossed ,
- enjoy ,
- enrapture ,
- enthral ,
- enthrall ,
- enthralled ,
- entire ,
- entranced ,
- envision ,
- enwrapped ,
- epicure ,
- epitome ,
- exaltation ,
- example ,
- exceed ,
- excited ,
- execrable ,
- exemplar ,
- exemplary ,
- exhort ,
- exuberant ,
- exulting ,
- fain ,
- faint ,
- fairly ,
- fairness ,
- fall apart ,
- false ,
- false hellebore ,
- fancy ,
- fancy woman ,
- fashion model ,
- fearful ,
- fearsome ,
- feel ,
- feeling ,
- felicitous ,
- female chest ,
- ferment ,
- fervent ,
- fervid ,
- festal ,
- figure ,
- figure of speech ,
- fire ,
- fizzle ,
- flamboyant ,
- flame ,
- flat ,
- flavor ,
- flavorful ,
- flavorless ,
- flavorous ,
- flavorsome ,
- flavourous ,
- fledged ,
- flop ,
- flush ,
- fog ,
- foodie ,
- forged ,
- form ,
- fortunate ,
- framework ,
- frantic ,
- fresh ,
- frightening ,
- frightful ,
- fucking ,
- full moon ,
- full phase of the moon ,
- full-of-the-moon ,
- fully ,
- fundamental ,
- funny ,
- fuzz ,
- gall ,
- gallant ,
- game ,
- gamey ,
- garden egg ,
- garden pink ,
- gastronome ,
- gayly ,
- gazillion ,
- gelt ,
- gentle wind ,
- germinate ,
- get on ,
- gladiola ,
- gladiolus ,
- gleeful ,
- gleefulness ,
- gloat ,
- gloating ,
- gloomful ,
- glooming ,
- glow ,
- glowering ,
- glum ,
- go against ,
- go past ,
- good ,
- good example ,
- good for you ,
- goodish ,
- goodly ,
- gourmet ,
- graceful ,
- grand ,
- gratifying ,
- grievous ,
- grim ,
- gritty ,
- grow ,
- gustation ,
- gustative ,
- gustatorial ,
- gustatory modality ,
- gustatory perception ,
- gustatory sensation ,
- hallucinating ,
- hapless ,
- harlot ,
- haywire ,
- haze over ,
- hearten ,
- heartrending ,
- hedonic ,
- hedonistic ,
- hefty ,
- height ,
- heights ,
- hemlock tree ,
- herbaceous plant ,
- high gear ,
- high school ,
- high up ,
- high-flown ,
- high-minded ,
- high-pitched ,
- high-risk ,
- highschool ,
- hilarity ,
- hitch ,
- homo ,
- homophile ,
- homosexual ,
- homunculus ,
- honied ,
- hopeful ,
- horrendous ,
- horrific ,
- horse ,
- hot chocolate ,
- hushed ,
- ice-cream float ,
- ice-cream soda ,
- icon ,
- idealistic ,
- igneous ,
- ikon ,
- impassioned ,
- improving ,
- in high spirits ,
- incisive ,
- infelicitous ,
- infrared emission ,
- infrared frequency ,
- infrared light ,
- infrared radiation ,
- insect bite ,
- inspire ,
- intelligent ,
- intent ,
- irritating ,
- jaundice ,
- jejune ,
- jerk ,
- jolly along ,
- jolly boat ,
- jolly up ,
- josh ,
- jovial ,
- jubilantly ,
- juicy ,
- jump off ,
- jump out ,
- jump-start ,
- jumping ,
- jumpstart ,
- kale ,
- keen ,
- key ,
- kid ,
- knifelike ,
- knock ,
- knockout ,
- kookie ,
- kooky ,
- lady of pleasure ,
- lead ,
- leap ,
- leap out ,
- lemonlike ,
- lemony ,
- let the cat out of the bag ,
- lettuce ,
- level-headed ,
- levelheaded ,
- lief ,
- light up ,
- lighten ,
- lighten up ,
- lighthearted ,
- lightsome ,
- line ,
- live ,
- lively ,
- loco ,
- lofty ,
- lolly ,
- long horse ,
- look ,
- look-alike ,
- looker ,
- loony ,
- loony toons ,
- loopy ,
- loot ,
- loss ,
- low ,
- low-down ,
- low-key ,
- low-keyed ,
- low-spirited ,
- lucre ,
- lulu ,
- lunar month ,
- lunation ,
- lustrous ,
- luxuriant ,
- luxurious ,
- luxuriously ,
- mad ,
- mad apple ,
- majestic ,
- manakin ,
- mannequin ,
- manner of walking ,
- mannikin ,
- mantled ,
- mantrap ,
- marxist ,
- maturate ,
- matured ,
- measly ,
- meditative ,
- meek ,
- meg ,
- mellisonant ,
- mellow ,
- mellowness ,
- melodic line ,
- melodic phrase ,
- melody ,
- mental image ,
- meridian ,
- mettlesome ,
- middling ,
- mirth ,
- mirthful ,
- mirthfully ,
- mirthfulness ,
- misfortunate ,
- mist ,
- mock up ,
- modeling ,
- modelling ,
- moderately ,
- modest ,
- mold ,
- moody ,
- moolah ,
- moon around ,
- moon on ,
- moonlight ,
- moonshine ,
- mordacious ,
- morose ,
- morsel ,
- mottle ,
- mould ,
- mournful ,
- mouth-watering ,
- mouthful ,
- murphy ,
- musing ,
- muted ,
- natty ,
- naughty ,
- needlelike ,
- nip ,
- nipping ,
- noble-minded ,
- nutlike ,
- nuts ,
- obscure ,
- odoriferous ,
- odorous ,
- off ,
- off-key ,
- one dollar bill ,
- one thousand thousand ,
- one-seventh ,
- orange red ,
- orange river ,
- orange tree ,
- orangeness ,
- orangish ,
- overcast ,
- overstep ,
- paint ,
- paltry ,
- pane ,
- parachute ,
- parachuting ,
- paradigm ,
- paseo ,
- pass ,
- pass out ,
- pass over ,
- passably ,
- pathetic ,
- pattern ,
- peach tree ,
- peak ,
- pearl buck ,
- pelf ,
- penchant ,
- penetrating ,
- penetrative ,
- pep up ,
- perceptiveness ,
- perfervid ,
- perfumed ,
- persona ,
- picture ,
- piercing ,
- piercingly ,
- pig ,
- pinch ,
- ping ,
- pink wine ,
- pink-orange ,
- pinkish ,
- pinkish-orange ,
- pinko ,
- pinnacle ,
- piquance ,
- piquancy ,
- piquant ,
- piquantness ,
- pitiable ,
- plasterer's float ,
- poison hemlock ,
- poison parsley ,
- politic ,
- pollyannaish ,
- pondering ,
- poor ,
- pose ,
- poser ,
- posture ,
- precious coral ,
- precipitous ,
- predilection ,
- preference ,
- pretty ,
- prick ,
- prideful ,
- primal ,
- project ,
- promising ,
- prostitute ,
- prototype ,
- proud of ,
- publicise ,
- publicize ,
- pullulate ,
- pungency ,
- punk ,
- queer ,
- quiet ,
- raciness ,
- racy ,
- radiance ,
- raffish ,
- raging ,
- raid ,
- rakish ,
- rancid ,
- rancor ,
- rancour ,
- range ,
- range of a function ,
- rap ,
- rapt ,
- rapture ,
- raptus ,
- rarefied ,
- rarified ,
- rattling ,
- ravish ,
- ravisher ,
- raw ,
- reasonably ,
- recreate ,
- red coral ,
- red ink ,
- red river ,
- red-faced ,
- red-hot ,
- redbird ,
- redden ,
- reddened ,
- reddish ,
- redness ,
- reeking ,
- refined ,
- refined sugar ,
- reflective ,
- regretful ,
- rejoicing ,
- relish ,
- replete ,
- resentment ,
- respectable ,
- rhapsodic ,
- rich ,
- richly ,
- richness ,
- right ,
- ripen ,
- rise ,
- risky ,
- risque ,
- role model ,
- roof of the mouth ,
- root on ,
- rosaceous ,
- rose wine ,
- rose-cheeked ,
- rose-colored ,
- rosiness ,
- rosy-cheeked ,
- rouge ,
- round the bend ,
- round top ,
- ruby-red ,
- ruminative ,
- rupture ,
- rust fungus ,
- rust-brown ,
- rusting ,
- rusty ,
- saccharide ,
- saccharify ,
- saccharine ,
- sainted ,
- saintlike ,
- saintly ,
- salmon pink ,
- salmon river ,
- saltation ,
- salubrious ,
- sample ,
- sampler ,
- sanguineous ,
- sapid ,
- sapidity ,
- saporous ,
- saturnine ,
- savor ,
- savorless ,
- savourless ,
- sawbuck ,
- sawhorse ,
- scented ,
- scratch ,
- scummy ,
- scurvy ,
- sea tang ,
- sea tangle ,
- season ,
- see ,
- seize with teeth ,
- send ,
- senesce ,
- senior high ,
- senior high school ,
- sense of taste ,
- seraphic ,
- serrated wrack ,
- seventh heaven ,
- severe ,
- shady ,
- sharp-worded ,
- sharply ,
- sharpness ,
- shekels ,
- shining ,
- shiny ,
- ship ,
- shipping ,
- shoot ,
- shoot down ,
- shrewd ,
- shrill ,
- silver lining ,
- simoleons ,
- simulacrum ,
- simulate ,
- simulation ,
- sing ,
- sit ,
- sizable ,
- sizeable ,
- skint ,
- skip ,
- skip over ,
- skirt ,
- sleazy ,
- smack ,
- smart ,
- smasher ,
- smell ,
- smoke-cured ,
- smoke-dried ,
- smooth ,
- snack ,
- snap ,
- snappy ,
- soft ,
- somewhat ,
- sore ,
- sorry ,
- sound ,
- sourish ,
- sourness ,
- spanking ,
- speculative ,
- spiffy ,
- spill the beans ,
- spinning top ,
- spirit ,
- spirited ,
- spoiled ,
- spoilt ,
- sporting lady ,
- spring ,
- sprout ,
- spruce ,
- spunky ,
- stand out ,
- stark ,
- start ,
- startle ,
- statuette ,
- stick out ,
- sting ,
- stinking nightshade ,
- stone-broke ,
- stony-broke ,
- strain ,
- strand ,
- stump spud ,
- stunner ,
- styptic ,
- suave ,
- sublime ,
- suffering ,
- sugared ,
- sugariness ,
- sulfurous ,
- sulky ,
- sullen ,
- sully ,
- sulphurous ,
- summit ,
- sunniness ,
- sunshine ,
- superlative ,
- superman ,
- suppurate ,
- suspect ,
- suspicious ,
- swarm ,
- sweet-flavored ,
- sweet-scented ,
- sweet-smelling ,
- sweetened ,
- sweetheart ,
- sweetly ,
- swim ,
- swim bladder ,
- sword lily ,
- sybaritic ,
- syncope ,
- synodic month ,
- taint ,
- take the air ,
- talk ,
- tang dynasty ,
- tangerine tree ,
- tanginess ,
- tap ,
- tape drive ,
- tape transport ,
- tartness ,
- taste perception ,
- taste sensation ,
- taste tester ,
- taste-tester ,
- tasting ,
- tater ,
- tattle ,
- tear ,
- teetotum ,
- terpsichore ,
- theoretical account ,
- think ,
- thorniness ,
- tidy ,
- tinny ,
- tip ,
- tiptop ,
- to the full ,
- tone ,
- tool ,
- top of the inning ,
- top off ,
- top side ,
- torrid ,
- total ,
- tough ,
- tragical ,
- transcend ,
- transfer ,
- transferral ,
- transmit ,
- transportation ,
- treacly ,
- tremendous ,
- trillion ,
- trip the light fantastic ,
- trip the light fantastic toe ,
- triumphal ,
- triumphant ,
- trope ,
- trust ,
- try ,
- try out ,
- tune ,
- turn ,
- turned ,
- umber ,
- uncheerful ,
- uncollectible ,
- undimmed ,
- unfermented ,
- unfit ,
- unrestrained ,
- unseasoned ,
- unsound ,
- unspeakable ,
- upbeat ,
- upper side ,
- upside ,
- upward ,
- upwardly ,
- upwards ,
- urge ,
- urge on ,
- vapid ,
- vaulting horse ,
- vent ,
- ventilate ,
- vermillion ,
- veteran ,
- vino ,
- violent ,
- virulent ,
- viscous ,
- visualise ,
- visualize ,
- vitriolic ,
- vivid ,
- voluminosity ,
- voluminousness ,
- voluptuary ,
- voluptuous ,
- wacky ,
- walk of life ,
- walking ,
- walking on air ,
- walkway ,
- wampum ,
- washy ,
- wax ,
- weak ,
- wear ,
- wear out ,
- well-chosen ,
- wench ,
- whacky ,
- whirligig ,
- white potato ,
- white potato vine ,
- whore ,
- wicked ,
- wide ,
- wide-cut ,
- window pane ,
- windy ,
- wine-colored ,
- wine-coloured ,
- winter fern ,
- wistful ,
- woeful ,
- woman of the street ,
- woodsy ,
- work ,
- working girl ,
- wretched ,
- yellowish pink ,
- zen ,
- zephyr ,
- zest ,
- zesty ,
- zillion ,
- zippy .
- vine .
- Marionette ,
- aconite ,
- ambrosial ,
- atropine ,
- aubergine ,
- bad ,
- beauty ,
- belladonna ,
- bitter sweet ,
- bleak ,
- bright side ,
- bust ,
- dejected ,
- depressed ,
- depressing ,
- dismal ,
- doleful ,
- doll ,
- dreary ,
- effigy ,
- eggplant ,
- elegant ,
- figurine ,
- gloomy ,
- goodness ,
- hellebore ,
- hemlock ,
- henbane ,
- herb ,
- honeyed ,
- image ,
- lamentable ,
- loveliness ,
- manikin ,
- mellifluous ,
- miserable ,
- model ,
- nectarous ,
- nightshade ,
- orange ,
- pensive ,
- piteous ,
- pitiful ,
- potato ,
- proper ,
- puppet ,
- shrubby bittersweet ,
- solanum ,
- spud ,
- subdued ,
- sugar ,
- sugary ,
- sunny side ,
- sweet ,
- sweet and sour ,
- sweets ,
- tasty ,
- wax figure .
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How to use "Bittersweet" in context?
When I was younger, I used to think that bittersweet was the perfect word to describe something bittersweet. I now know better; bittersweet is the perfect word to describe something that is both nostalgic and sad. Bittersweet can be a feeling of nostalgia, sadness, or happiness. It can also describe something that is awkward, frustrating, or bittersweet. Bittersweet is such a versatile word that it can describe anything.
The first time I experienced bittersweet was when I went to see my old band play in a smaller venue. I was so excited to see them, but also a little bit nervous.
Holonyms for Bittersweet:
n.
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plant
solanum, Genus Solanum.
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plant
Hyponym for Bittersweet:
n.
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plant
nightshade.
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plant
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