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bitter
adjective as in pungent, sharp
Strong matches
adjective as in hostile, nasty
adjective as in painful, distressing
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Weeks retained an unparalleled legal team, which included bitter political rivals Hamilton and Burr.
For Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
This is a time for many bitter tears and, one can only hope, a better future.
There was a collective gasp at both the four-letter word and the bitter sentiment it carried.
By halftime a crowd of what appeared to be a few hundred people had amassed in the bitter cold.
As Felipe talked with him, he perceived even more clearly how bitter and unjust his mother had been to Alessandro.
O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!
She suddenly sank back upon the pillow and gave up to bitter anguish, when she recalled what had followed.
Gordon gave a bitter laugh and went on, with the same strange, serious air of explaining his plan.
If he had only been himself I should have had nothing more to desire, but he was in one of his bitter, sarcastic moods.
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On this page you'll find 209 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bitter, such as: harsh, sour, acid, astringent, tart, and absinthal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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