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Adjective bitter has 7 senses
- acrimonious, bitter - marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
Antonym: unresentful (indirect, via resentful)
- bitter - very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
Antonym: tolerable (indirect, via intolerable)
- acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic - harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"
Antonym: pleasant (indirect, via unpleasant)
- bitter - one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
Antonym: tasteless (indirect, via tasteful)
- bitter - expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
Antonym: joyful (indirect, via sorrowful)
- bitter - proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
Antonym: amicable (indirect, via hostile)
- biting, bitter - causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
Antonym: painless (indirect, via painful)
Adverbial bitter has 1 sense
- piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter - extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold"
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