bitter

see definition of bitter

adjpungent, sharp
adjhostile, nasty
adjpainful, distressing

Synonyms for bitter

adj pungent, sharp

Antonyms for bitter

alkaline

adjective. being basic, not acid (chemically)

angrier

adjective. being mad, often extremely mad

Word Origin & History

Old English biter "bitter, sharp, cutting; angry, embittered; cruel," from Proto-Germanic *bitras- (cf. Old Saxon bittar, Old Norse bitr, Dutch bitter, Old High German bittar, German bitter, Gothic baitrs "bitter"), from PIE root *bheid- "to split" (cf. Old English bitan "to bite;" see bite (v.)). Evidently the meaning drifted in prehistoric times from "biting, of pungent taste," to "acrid-tasting." Used figuratively in Old English of states of mind and words. Related: Bitterly.

Example Sentences for bitter

Mauburn had gone to his room to be alone with this bitter news.

"Let that pass, sir," continued the stranger, with a bitter smile.

Well, since rhyming's been my ruin, let me rhyme to the bitter end.

She could be fierce and wicked; she is ignorant and bitter about many things; I am afraid for her.

Couldst see by his cheek and eye that he is as bitter as verjuice.

"These are bitter words, sir knight," said Prince Edward, with an angry frown.

"And they come from a bitter heart," answered the unknown knight.

I have had bitter experiences of late; this has been the worst, yet in a way the most fortunate.

And if you ask as friends, you have done us bitter wrong, by attacking us unprovoked.

It is bitter in Baudelaire, sweet and plaintive in Lamartine, mystic in Verlaine.

bitter

Synonyms for bitter

Antonyms for bitter

acetous

acrid

acrimonious

alkaline

angrier

bitter

Synonyms for bitter

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More words related to bitter

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acetous

acrid

acrimonious

alkaline

angrier