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- pronunciation:
- bI
t
 r
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bitterer, bitterest |
| definition 1: |
having a sharp and unpleasant taste that is neither sour nor salty.
That old coffee tastes bitter. You should throw it out.The ale was a little too bitter for her taste.- synonyms:
- acerbic, acrid, pungent
- antonyms:
- sweet
- similar words:
- harsh, rough, unsavory
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| definition 2: |
full of, marked by, or causing emotions such as grief, anger, resentment, or hatred.
The unfairness and ill-treatment she had suffered had caused her to become bitter.The army suffered a bitter defeat in the battle.He fell into bitter sorrow after he failed to get elected once again.They had been friends once, but now they were bitter enemies.- synonyms:
- agonizing, angry, cruel, grievous, hateful, painful, rancorous, resentful, wretched
- antonyms:
- amicable, magnanimous, sweet
- similar words:
- acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic, distressing, harsh, heartbreaking, hostile, indignant, malevolent, mean, mournful, scornful, sour, spiteful, sullen, tormenting, venomous
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| definition 3: |
piercingly cold or harshly discomforting.
The weather had been particulary bitter these last few weeks.The wind was bitter cold against her cheeks.- synonyms:
- biting, cutting, freezing, piercing
- antonyms:
- balmy, mild
- similar words:
- arctic, brutal, chilling, cold, harsh, inclement, numbing, penetrating, raw, severe, stinging
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| related words: |
biting, cutting, fierce, frigid, grudge, rugged, sharp |
adverb + (adj.)bitter
increasingly, pleasantly, slightly
(adj.)bitter
+ noun
accusation,
adversary,
aftertaste,
ale,
almond,
argument,
battle,
beer,
berry,
bile,
blow,
breakup,
brew,
chill,
chocolate,
coffee,
cold,
comment,
complaint,
compound,
conflict,
confrontation,
contempt,
controversy,
criticism,
custody,
debate,
defeat,
despair,
disagreement,
disappointment,
dispute,
divorce,
end,
enemy,
experience,
feud,
fight,
fighting,
flavor,
foe,
fruit,
grief,
harvest,
hatred,
herb,
humor,
infighting,
irony,
joke,
juice,
laugh,
legacy,
lesson,
liquid,
litigation,
medicine,
melon,
memory,
mouth,
odor,
opposition,
orange,
partisan,
partisanship,
pill,
primary,
protest,
quarrel,
rage,
recrimination,
regret,
remark,
reminder,
resentment,
resignation,
rival,
rivalry,
scent,
smell,
smile,
split,
strike,
struggle,
tea,
tear,
tone,
tongue,
truth,
twist,
warfare,
weather,
wind,
winter,
wrangling
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
that which is bitter or hard to endure.
We must take the bitter with the sweet. |
| definition 2: |
a dark beer with a somewhat bitter taste.
He ordered an ale for himself and a bitter for his friend. |
adjective + (n.)bitter
little, orange
verb + (n.)bitter
make
noun + (n.)bitter
dash, taste, voice
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| derivations: |
bitterly (adv.), bitterness (n.) |
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