Synonyms of bitterly

bitterly

adverb

as in sorrowfully

with feelings of bitterness or grief

cried bitterly after her grandmother died

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorrowfully
• sadly
• mournfully
• painfully
• hard
• harshly
• unhappily
• sharply
• regretfully
• ruefully
• resentfully
• dolefully
• grievously
• severely
• wailfully
• plaintively
• lugubriously
• woefully
• wretchedly
• inconsolably
• sorely
• dolorously
• agonizingly
• hardly
• despairingly
• miserably
• distressfully
• dejectedly
• darkly
• abjectly
• glumly
• sullenly
• gloomily
• cheerlessly
• dispiritedly
• morosely
• disconsolately
• somberly
• dismally
• despondently
• dourly
• pessimistically
• forlornly
• drearily
• cruelly
• acutely
• mirthlessly
• blackly
• poignantly
• joylessly
• distressingly
• keenly
• hurtfully
• ill
• piercingly
• downheartedly
• rancorously
• low-spiritedly
• crestfallenly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happily
• joyfully
• joyously
• gladly
• blissfully
• cheerfully
• gleefully
• delightedly
• cheerily
• merrily
• lightheartedly
• gaily
• lightly
• calmly
• casually
• indifferently
• easily
• good-naturedly
• blithely
• stoically
• dispassionately
• nonchalantly
• impassively
• unconcernedly
• mirthfully
• favorably
• sunnily
• well
• rejoicingly
• blithesomely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bitterly

Alberto learns that his grandfather—whom his mother, Teresa (Lola Dueñas), was bitterly estranged from and never introduced her son to—has recently died and left him a curious inheritance, a mystery that needs untangling. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

The race is widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu's nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country's history. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

Trump has bitterly complained about being treated unfairly by Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The race was widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu’s nearly unbroken 17-year rule, which had left Israelis bitterly divided on a host of issues even before the deadliest attack in the country’s history. — Tia Goldenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who marked his 100th day in office on Tuesday, has broken that code of silence and reignited a debate that bitterly divided the country. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

The race is bitterly divided on the issue of a transcontinental railroad. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Conservationists fought bitterly over whether trapping every bird should be considered rescue or surrender. — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Nothing comes of it, of course, until months later, when Corinne sees the news that Kiberlain is taking to the Paris stage in a production of the very same play, and bitterly confronts her outside the theater. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026