BITCHINESS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

bitchiness

noun

Definition of bitchiness

as in contempt

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Recent Examples of bitchiness In less capable hands, her bitchiness, her vanity, her vindictiveness would have made her one-dimensional. — 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 After Briar’s bitchiness, the sweetest queen of the season, Mandy Mango, enters the building. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2026

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Noun

In remarks just before the contempt vote, Paul said the committee was strictly responding to Fauci's refusal to testify, rather than his decisions during the pandemic.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Fauci will first face a contempt of Congress vote within the 15-member Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, which has an eight-member Republican majority.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of contempt

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While being in the midst of culture war battles, Clark has also been the victim of some hard fouls due to what's commonly been perceived as massive jealousy from her peers.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The first rule of thumb for tackling social jealousy is to never discount your child’s feelings.

— Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of jealousy

Noun

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

Definition of bitchery

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After one such strikeout Riley slammed his batting helmet to the ground, threw his bat aside and dropped his batting gloves in disgust.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
When the Rangers promoted prospect first baseman Carlos Pena in the waning days of the ‘01 season, Palmeiro could hardly contain his disgust.

— Mac Engel July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of disgust

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In his TikTok, Lemon went on to explain his distaste for Clark’s dismissal.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
The results show Californians have a strong distaste for building data centers for artificial intelligence technology, and largely favor the state’s efforts to protect the environment and cut emissions — with some exceptions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of distaste

Noun

MacLeod’s revulsion toward copyright comes from frustration, and a desire to divorce art from capital incentives.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Definition of revulsion

Noun

But your, your thing with the Plücker coordinates, and the… does the zero mean that that’s the analog of repulsion.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026
Similarly, having a conscience means feeling sadness or moral repulsion at the idea of taking a certain action, and those emotions entail a physiological response, a remnant of having once felt sick with guilt after committing an immoral act.

— Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

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