Synonyms of embitter

embitter

verb

im-ˈbi-tər 

as in to anger

to implant bitter feelings in

the family refused to let their devastating collision with a drunk driver permanently embitter them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anger
• infuriate
• enrage
• antagonize
• aggravate
• sour
• envenom
• estrange
• empoison
• alienate
• set (against)
• incense
• madden
• disaffect
• curdle
• disgruntle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appease
• placate
• pacify
• assuage
• endear
• ingratiate
• sweeten
• mollify
• propitiate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of embitter

Through those years, Nuggets fans have grown increasingly embittered by Embiid’s absences in Denver, where the teams meet once every season. — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025

But with Republicans gaining control of the House and governor’s mansion the following year, that effort has since gone nowhere — embittering some unions against those who blocked it. — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 9 June 2023

Most aficionados agree that Monopoly, if not a bad game, is at the very least designed to embitter its players. — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023

To an extent not seen in a century, America’s two major parties have gone to battle over the rules that govern voting — an intensifying fight that threatens to dominate and embitter the country’s politics. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2021