Words Like BITTER

We have put together a list of words that are similar to BITTER.

28 Alternative Words Similar to bitter

1 Acerb Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acerb
2 Acerbic Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acerbic
3 Acid Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acid
4 Acrid Adjective      Synonym Words Like Acrid
5 Blistering Adjective      Synonym Words Like Blistering
6 Caustic Adjective      Synonym Words Like Caustic
7 Sulfurous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sulfurous
8 Sulphurous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sulphurous
9 Virulent Adjective      Synonym Words Like Virulent
10 Vitriolic Adjective      Synonym Words Like Vitriolic
11 Venomous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Venomous
12 Painful Adjective      Similar Words Like Painful
13 Sorrowful Adjective      Similar Words Like Sorrowful
14 Tasty Adjective      Similar Words Like Tasty
15 Unpleasant Adjective      Similar Words Like Unpleasant
16 Bitterness Noun      Synonym Words Like Bitterness
17 Taste Noun      Synonym Words Like Taste
18 Piercing Adjective      Synonym Words Like Piercing
19 Sharp Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sharp
20 Calamitous Adjective      Synonym Words Like Calamitous
21 Harsh Adjective      Synonym Words Like Harsh
22 Mournful Adjective      Synonym Words Like Mournful
23 Sad Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sad
24 Distressing Adjective      Synonym Words Like Distressing
25 Pitiable Adjective      Synonym Words Like Pitiable
26 Bitters Noun      Variant Words Like Bitters
27 Acridity Noun      Hyponym Words Like Acridity
28 Acridness Noun      Hyponym Words Like Acridness

10 examples of bitter

1 a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes
2 a bitter cold day
3 bitter reproach
4 bitter cold
5 a biting wind
6 bitter about the divorce
7 bitter enemies
8 caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
9 bitter words
10 a barrage of acid comments

10 definitions of bitter

1 AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.
2 Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops.
3 Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe.
4 Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant.
5 Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent.
6 Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
7 Any substance that is bitter. See bitters.
8 To make bitter.
9 the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
10 extremely and sharply
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