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

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

Perhaps the actor-director is trying to borrow a page from his bitterly funny David Fincher hit, Gone Girl (another kidnapping thriller, sort of), but Animals has none of that earlier picture’s wit or Grand Guignol extremes or gonzo structure. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

The other day there was the case of Caroline Wahl who complained bitterly because she had not been nominated for the German Buchpreis. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

The country is already bitterly divided, with far-left and far-right parties leading opinion polls ahead of presidential elections next year. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Voters are bitterly divided over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, his role in the security failures surrounding the attack and his refusal to launch an official inquiry into them. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Although the father of the proposal, Dave Regan, is the president of a union, the labor movement is bitterly divided over the effort. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Mars is bitterly cold, and its thin atmosphere and long-dead magnetic field leave the surface open to deadly radiation (both from the sun and from deep space). — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

At the moment, original New Order bassist Peter Hook, who has been bitterly estranged from the band for the better part of two decades, is the only member confirmed to attend. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026