| Main Entry: | bitter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pungent, sharp |
Synonyms: |
absinthal, absinthian, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, amaroidal, astringent, harsh, sour, tart, unsweetened, vinegary |
Antonyms: |
bland, mild, pleasant, sweet |
| Main Entry: | bitter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hostile, nasty |
Synonyms: |
acrimonious, alienated, antagonistic, begrudging, biting, caustic, crabby, divided, embittered, estranged, fierce, freezing, hateful, intense, irreconcilable, morose, rancorous, resentful, sardonic, severe, sore, sour, stinging, sullen, virulent, vitriolic, with chip on shoulder |
Antonyms: |
agreeable, content, genial, kind, nice, pleasant, sweet |
| Main Entry: | bitter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | painful, distressing |
Synonyms: |
afflictive, annoying, bad, brutal, calamitous, cruel, dire, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, disturbing, galling, grievous, hard, harsh, heartbreaking, hurtful, inclement, intemperate, intense, merciless, offensive, poignant, provoking, rigorous, rugged, ruthless, savage, severe, sharp, stinging, unpalatable, unpleasant, vexatious, woeful |
Antonyms: |
good, helping, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | acrid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty in behavior or words |
Synonyms: |
acrimonious, austere, biting, bitter, caustic, cutting, harsh, mordant, sarcastic, sharp, trenchant, vitriolic |
Antonyms: |
complimentary, kind, nice |
| Main Entry: | acrimonious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nasty in behavior, speech |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acid, angry, astringent, belligerent, biting, bitter, caustic, censorious, churlish, crabby, cranky, cross, cutting, indignant, irascible, irate, ireful, mad, mordant, peevish, petulant, rancorous, sarcastic, sharp, spiteful, splenetic, tart, testy, trenchant, wrathful |
Antonyms: |
kind, kindly, peaceable |
| Main Entry: | alkaline |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being basic, not acid (chemically) |
Synonyms: |
acrid, alkalescent, alkali, antacid, bitter, caustic, neutralizing, salty, soluble |
| Main Entry: | angry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being mad, often extremely mad |
Synonyms: |
affronted, annoyed, antagonized, bitter, chafed, choleric, convulsed, cross, displeased, enraged, exacerbated, exasperated, ferocious, fierce, fiery, fuming, furious, galled, hateful, heated, hot, huffy, ill-tempered, impassioned, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriated, irascible, irate, ireful, irritable, irritated, maddened, nettled, offended, outraged, piqued, provoked, raging, resentful, riled, sore, splenetic, storming, sulky, sullen, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, uptight, vexed, wrathful |
Antonyms: |
calm, collected, content, happy, joyful, joyous |
| Main Entry: | astringent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harsh |
Synonyms: |
acetic, acrid, biting, bitter, cutting, sharp, tonic |
Antonyms: |
bland, mild |
| Main Entry: | biting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | piercing, sharp |
Synonyms: |
bitter, bleak, blighting, cold, crisp, cutting, freezing, harsh, nipping, penetrating, raw |
Antonyms: |
bland, calm, mild |
| Main Entry: | biting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acerbic, acrimonious, bitter, caustic, cutting, incisive, mordant, scathing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, withering |
Antonyms: |
kind, nice, sweet |