Nouns (3)
bitterness
n. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
bitterness
n. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
ale
n. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
Verbs (1)
bitter
v. make bitter
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (16)
bitter
adj. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"
bitter
adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
bitter
adj. very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow"
biting
adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
acrimonious, rancorous, resentful
adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
acid, caustic, virulent, venomous, vitriolic, blistering, scathing, acerb, acerbic
adj. 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"; "a vitriolic critique"
Fuzzynyms (132)
coldness, cold, low temperature
n. the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
malcontent, disaffected, ill-affected, rebellious
adj. discontented as toward authority
pungent
adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
sour
adj. having a sharp biting taste
poignant
adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety"
painful
adj. causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
beating, throbbing, pulsating
adj. expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"
sorrowful
adj. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
astringent, sharp, acerb, acerbic
adj. sour or bitter in taste
sharp, crisp, razor-sharp
adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"
acrid
adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
sharp, crisp, razor-sharp
adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"
bitter, acrimonious, rancorous, resentful
adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
sarcastic
adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
mordant, saturnine, sardonic
adj. bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
chill, chilly
adj. uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"
heated
adj. made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty"
rancorous, rancourous, vindictive
adj. showing deep-seated resentment: "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"; "preserve ... from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
mean, dirty, spiteful, hateful
adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
malign, malevolent, despiteful, spiteful, vixenish
adj. showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
malevolent, malicious
adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
acid, bitter, caustic, virulent, venomous, vitriolic, blistering, scathing, acerb, acerbic
adj. 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"; "a vitriolic critique"
mordant, saturnine, sardonic
adj. bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
sarcastic
adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
fractious, cranky, irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy
adj. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
bitter, biting
adj. causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind"
sharp, crisp, razor-sharp
adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"
barbed, biting, nipping, pointed, pungent
adj. capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
severe, unmerciful, unsparing
adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"
short, bluff, curt, brusque, brusk
adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him"
sarcastic
adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
bitter, acrimonious, rancorous, resentful
adj. marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce"
acrid
adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
troubling, distressful, distressing, perturbing
adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
mean, dirty, spiteful, hateful
adj. characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
sour, sullen, glum, moody, dour, glowering, morose, saturnine
adj. showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
acetose, acetous, vinegary
adj. tasting or smelling like vinegar
corrosive, caustic, erosive, vitriolic
adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
brutal, cruel
adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"
harsh, rigorous, brutal, cruel, unkind
adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"
hostile
adj. characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
malevolent, malicious
adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
Synonyms (165)
suffering, anguished, tormented
adj. experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation"
mourning, bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, sorrowing
adj. sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
heartsick, brokenhearted, heartbroken
adj. full of sorrow
unhappy, saddening, doleful
adj. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"
weeping, dolorous, lachrymose, tearful
adj. showing sorrow
elegiac
adj. expressing sorrow often for something past; "an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"
grievous, heartbreaking, heartrending
adj. causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
lamentable
adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
lugubrious
adj. excessively mournful
mournful, plaintive
adj. expressing sorrow
woeful, mournful, woebegone
adj. affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
sad
adj. of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn't like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti
ambrosial, ambrosian, nectarous
adj. extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food"
bitterish
adj. somewhat bitter
bittersweet, semisweet
adj. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
choice, dainty, tasty
adj. especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
adj. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
seasoned, flavored, flavoured
adj. aged or processed; "seasoned wood"
rich, full-bodied
adj. marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
savory, savoury, piquant, spicy, zesty
adj. having an agreeably pungent taste
salt, salty
adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
smoky
adj. tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages"
sour
adj. one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
sweet
adj. having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
winy
adj. having the taste of wine; "a rich winy taste"
unacceptable, impossible, insufferable, unsufferable
adj. used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"
unbearable, unendurable
adj. incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"
acold
adj. of persons; feeling cold; "Poor Tom's acold"- Shakespeare
algid
adj. chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"
arctic, freezing, polar, icy, frigid, gelid, glacial, ice-cold
adj. extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
cutting, raw, illogical, bleak
adj. unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
chilled, refrigerated
adj. made or kept cold by refrigeration; "keep the milk refrigerated"; "a refrigerated truck"
shivering, chilled
adj. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
crisp, snappy, frosty, nipping, nippy
adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
frore
adj. very cold; "whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet"
hoar, hoary, frosted, frosty, rimy
adj. covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner
iced
adj. "iced tea"
sharp, keen, piercing, toothed
adj. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
parky
adj. pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky' is a British term)
refrigerant, refrigerating
adj. causing cooling or freezing; "a refrigerant substance such as ice or solid carbon dioxide"
shivery
adj. cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"
stone-cold
adj. completely cold; "by the time he got back to his coffee it was stone-cold"
unheated, unwarmed
adj. not having been heated or warmed; "an unheated room"; "unwarmed rolls"
aggravated, provoked
adj. incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened
adj. marked by extreme anger; "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"
choleric, irascible
adj. characterized by anger; "a choleric outburst"; "an irascible response"
sore, huffy, mad, het up
adj. roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"
indignant, incensed, outraged, umbrageous
adj. angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
irate, ireful, wrathful, wroth
adj. vehemently incensed and condemnatory; "they trembled before the wrathful queen"; "but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"
smoldering
adj. showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel
cutting, sharp, stinging, edged, harsh, sharp-worded
adj. harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"
disagreeable, ungrateful
adj. disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
harsh, grim, dour, ungentle
adj. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
dreadful
adj. very unpleasant
embarrassing, mortifying, shame-making
adj. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word"
hellish
adj. very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket"
sore, uncomfortable, painful
adj. causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
repellent, repellant, rebarbative
adj. serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
unhappy
adj. causing discomfort; "the unhappy truth"
unlovely
adj. without beauty or charm
Antonyms (1)
pleasant
adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
bitter
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