Synonyms of bitchy

bitchy

adjective

ˈbi-chē 

as in malicious

having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it

a bitchy and vindictive boss who has punished workers who have had the gall to question the company's policies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• malicious
• cruel
• vicious
• hateful
• nasty
• bad
• spiteful
• catty
• malevolent
• malignant
• bitter
• jealous
• virulent
• despiteful
• venomous
• harsh
• malign
• obnoxious
• mean
• poisonous
• vindictive
• evil
• snotty
• resentful
• hostile
• envious
• unkind
• snide
• contemptuous
• devious
• vitriolic
• disdainful
• derogatory
• acrimonious
• scornful
• disparaging
• snakelike
• jaundiced
• scurvy
• unkindly
• rancorous
• mean-spirited
• unloving
• caustic
• opprobrious
• deprecating
• scoundrelly
• baneful
• baleful
• scathing
• inimical
• acrid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loving
• benign
• benevolent
• sympathetic
• good
• warm
• compassionate
• kind
• friendly
• pleasant
• nice
• amiable
• kindly
• gracious
• sweet
• agreeable
• affable
• cordial
• genial
• affectionate
• kindhearted
• amorous
• benignant
• good-hearted
• unmalicious
• warmhearted
• tender
• humane
• noble
• magnanimous
• altruistic
• tenderhearted
• humanitarian
• philanthropic
• high-minded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bitchy

Brooke Lynn Heights can play the withering queen bee role she’s given in her sleep, while Marcia Marcia Marcia and Symoné prove amusingly bitchy lackies. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 June 2026

Come for the arch, bitchy humor promised by the title and the director’s general social media brand; stay for the unabashed sweetness of the enterprise; leave with the distinct sense that there’s more to Firstman than his online persona. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026

Some Demna-sized—as in, calculatedly oversized—tailoring, and lots of bitchy, bratty handbag holding that made the accessories a focal point of most looks in the collection. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026

For me, that will always be the realest Drake, an honest-to-a-fault, bitchy numbskull that could make songs full of small, personal moments feel universal. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026