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bitterness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bitterness

1 a deep-seated ill will

  • he still harbored an implacable bitterness against the company that had fired him
Synonyms of bitterness

animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jaundice, rancor
Words Related to bitterness

blood feud, feud, score, vendetta

hate, hatred, loathing

vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol

alienation, disaffection, estrangement

conflict, coolness, discord, friction, strain, tension

inhospitableness, unfriendliness

malice, malignancy, malignity, spite, spitefulness, venom
Near Antonyms of bitterness

amiability, amicability, civility, cordiality, friendliness, hospitality, neighborliness

comity, empathy, friendship, goodwill, sympathy, understanding
Antonyms of bitterness

amity

2 a harsh or sharp quality

  • the bitterness of the coffee suggested that it had been reheated
Synonyms of bitterness

acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, poignancy, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness
Words Related to bitterness

ginger, punch, spice, tang

raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol

cattiness, maliciousness

pointedness, thorniness
Near Antonyms of bitterness

gentleness, kindliness
Antonyms of bitterness

mildness, softness

3 an uncomfortable degree of coolness

  • thereʼs a bitterness in the air, so letʼs build a fire in the fireplace
Synonyms of bitterness

bite, bleakness, chill, chilliness, nip, nippiness, rawness, sharpness
Words Related to bitterness

briskness, crispness

coldness, frigidity, frigidness, frostiness, gelidity, iciness, wintriness

cold, freeze, snap
Near Antonyms of bitterness

balminess, warmness, warmth

heat, hotness, sultriness

4 biting sharpness of feeling or expression

  • complained with great bitterness about the ill treatment he had always received
Synonyms of bitterness

acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, asperity, bile, cattiness, corrosiveness, mordancy, tartness, virulence, virulency, vitriol
Words Related to bitterness

gruffness, harshness, hostility, relentlessness, severity, sternness, vehemence

coldness, crossness, discourteousness, iciness, impoliteness, incivility, nastiness, rudeness, sourness, surliness, ungraciousness

anger, animosity, gall, jaundice, malevolence, malice, rancor, scorn, spite, spleen, venom, vindictiveness

jealousy, pique, resentment, sour grapes
Near Antonyms of bitterness

civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, geniality, graciousness, kindness, politeness, tactfulness

compassion, softness, sweetness, sympathy, tenderness, warmth

oiliness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity, unctuousness, urbanity

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