bitter
/ˈbɪ.tɚ/noun, verb, adjective, adverb2 syllables
Bitter means: harsh or corrosive in tone.
Synonyms for bitter30
noun, as in the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
noun, as in the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
adjective, as in harsh or corrosive in tone
adjective, as in very difficult to accept or bear
adjective, as in marked by strong resentment or cynicism
adjective, as in causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
adjective, as in expressive of severe grief or regret
adjective, as in proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
adjective, as in causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
adverb, as in extremely and sharply
also used for bitter
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What does bitter mean?12
adjective
harsh or corrosive in tone“an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”
very difficult to accept or bear“the bitter truth”
marked by strong resentment or cynicism“an acrimonious dispute”
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold“bitter cold”
expressive of severe grief or regret“shed bitter tears”
proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity“a bitter struggle”
causing a sharp and acrid taste experience“quinine is bitter”
adverb
extremely and sharply“it was bitterly cold”
noun
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
verb
make bitter
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with bitter?8
three syllables
Bitter in a sentence
- When the mouse is satiated, the flour is bitter.haimlevy
- Good medicine tastes bitter, good advice is hard to listen to.archer_root
- By and by, the bitter north wind will begin to blow.AlanF_US
- By and by, the bitter north wind began to blow.AlanF_US
- I have suffered through everything sour, but found nothing more bitter than needing people.Samer
- Are you bitter because you're lonely, or lonely because you're bitter?Katabasis
- Sugar is sweet, lemon is sour... and what is bitter?maaster
- Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.Adelpa
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Forms of bitter
as a noun
- plural
- bitters
as a verb
- third-person singular
- bitters
- present participle
- bittering
- past participle
- bittered
- past tense
- bittered
as a adjective
- comparative
- bitterer
- superlative
- bitterest