BITCHERY Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

bitchery

noun

Definition of bitchery

as in contempt

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Recent Examples of bitchery Weisberger’s book may have been an opportunistic takedown, but the director David Frankel and the screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna spun it into one of the finer Hollywood entertainments of its era, with the pleasing sophistication and bitchery of a classic studio comedy from the forties or fifties. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026 Throughout many revealing conversations, the braggadocious zeal of Poseidon and Zeus, the sexy aloofness of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the sniveling bitchery of Hermes and Hypnos were endearing, but all gave way to flawed people who grew deeply over time. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 Taylor-Joy brings a cagey survivalism to Margot, a girl who gives the sense she's had to get herself out of ugly scenarios many times before, and the notes Chau hits are delicious, a symphony of passive-aggressive bitchery. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022 Meredith attempts to bond with Hallie upon their first meeting, and only responds with bitchery after Hallie continually provokes her. — Kristen Lopez, Vox, 28 July 2018 Pip Torrens plays him with delightful, low-key bitchery, which makes up for any lack of snarkiness on behalf of her royal highness. — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 8 Jan. 2017

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Noun

Yaxley-Lennon previously had been jailed for assault, mortgage fraud and contempt of court.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Yaxley-Lennon has previously been jailed for assault, mortgage fraud and contempt of court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of contempt

Noun

During his presidency, Ronald Reagan showed his disdain for the Soviet Union.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
More in Out of Pocket, Out of Reach Americans’ disdain for the health insurance system was vividly illustrated nearly two years ago in the reactions to the killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of disdain

Noun

In less capable hands, her bitchiness, her vanity, her vindictiveness would have made her one-dimensional.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
As two snotty rich girls, Kate Vernon and Emily Longstreth are positively princess, convincing in their cool bitchiness.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of bitchiness

Noun

The controversy that met me here was one borne of rumor and jealousy, which to this day is the most impersonal and easily absolvable of all of my internet crimes.

— Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
The official winners of the Ballon d’Or have been announced, with Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas awarded their trophies at the London Palladium, receiving the acclaim (and the odd steely stare of jealousy) from their peers.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of jealousy

Noun

When James Kelman won the Booker Prize in 1994, the decision was met with disgust by the literary establishment, appalled by the profanity and the informality of the Glasgow drunk whose inner life the novel details.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Mammals exposed to the stream of blood react with notable disgust.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of disgust

Noun

Millet and Twain share a distaste for authority figures and social niceties, a suspicion of organized religion and a wild sense of adventure that can border on science fiction.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Trump said in a Truth Social post Thursday that Cornyn’s continued distaste for Paxton was to blame if Paxton loses.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of distaste

Noun

Someone else expresses revulsion at seeing dogs devour bodies left to rot, but the disgust doesn’t seem to extend to the killings themselves.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Anyone with even the mildest case of trypophobia—the sense of revulsion from tiny clusters and holes—should avert their eyes.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of revulsion

Noun

The researchers attributed the low barrier to strong Coulombic repulsion between neighboring lithium ions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
On the other hand, the fact that Warren is so annoying reminds us that unreal people can elicit genuine repulsion.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of repulsion

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