Synonyms for Bitterness
bit·ter·ness

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1. bitternessnoun

   the quality of having a bitter taste

   Synonyms:
   acerbicness, acridness, acridity

2. bitternessnoun

   the quality of feeling bitter; acrimony, resentment

   Synonyms:
   acrimony, rancor, resentment, gall, rancour

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1. bitterness

   Acerbity is a sharpness, with a touch of bitterness, which may arise from momentary annoyance or habitual impatience; asperity is keener and more pronounced, denoting distinct irritation or vexation; in speech asperity is often manifested by the tone of voice rather than by the words that are spoken. Acrimony in speech or temper is like a corrosive acid; it springs from settled character or deeply rooted feeling of aversion or unkindness. One might speak with momentary asperity to his child, but not with acrimony, unless estrangement had begun. Malignity is the extreme of settled ill intent; virulence is an envenomed hostility. Virulence of speech is a quality in language that makes the language seem as if exuding poison. Virulence is outspoken; malignity may be covered with smooth and courteous phrase. We say intense virulence, deep malignity. Severity is always painful, and may be terrible, but carries ordinarily the implication, true or false, of justice. Compare ANGER; BITTER; ENMITY.

   Synonyms:
   acerbity, acrimony, asperity, causticity, harshness, malignity, moroseness, severity, sharpness, sourness, tartness, unkindness, virulence

   Antonyms:
   amiability, courtesy, gentleness, good nature, kindness, mildness, smoothness, sweetness

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1. resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancournoun

   a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

   Synonyms:
   acrimony, bitterness, saddle sore, rancour, impudence, freshness, insolence, rancor, bile, thorniness, tartness, acerbity, resentment, cheekiness, impertinence, gall, jaundice, crust, bitter

2. bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorninessnoun

   a rough and bitter manner

   Synonyms:
   acrimony, bitterness, sourness, bristliness, sour, rancor, thorniness, tartness, acerbity, resentment, prickliness, spininess, gall, icterus, jaundice, bitter, rancour

3. bitter, bitternessnoun

   the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, rancour, rancor, thorniness, acrimony, jaundice, bitter, resentment, tartness, acerbity, gall

4. bitterness, bitternoun

   the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, rancour, rancor, thorniness, acrimony, jaundice, bitter, resentment, tartness, acerbity, gall

Matched Categories

1. • Taste
   • Taste Property

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1. bitternessnoun

   Synonyms:
   bitter taste

2. bitternessnoun

   Synonyms:
   spleen, gall, rankling, rancor, heart-burning, animosity, hatred, malice, malignity, spite, enmity, ill-will

3. bitternessnoun

   Synonyms:
   asperity, acerbity, severity, harshness, acrimony, ill-temper, bad blood

4. bitternessnoun

   Synonyms:
   distress, pain, grief, sorrow, affliction, heaviness, regret, despondency

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1. bitternessnoun

   Synonyms:
   acridity, acerbity, gall, wormwood, poignancy, intensity, severity, rancor, malice, malignity, implacableness

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1. List of paraphrases for "bitterness":

   resentment, exasperation, acrimony, rancour, sadness

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How to use Bitterness in a sentence?

1. Eckhart Tolle:

   Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.

2. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   There's a broader issue in our political culture in this country. And this is what happens when a leading presidential candidate goes around feeding into a narrative of anger and bitterness and frustration.

3. Madame Guizot:

   Much misconstruction and bitterness are spared to him who thinks naturally upon what he owes to others rather than what he ought to expect from them.

4. Paul Valéry:

   Latent in every man is a venom of amazing bitterness, a black resentment; something that curses and loathes life, a feeling of being trapped, of having trusted and been fooled, of being the helpless prey of impotent rage, blind surrender, the victim of a savage, ruthless power that gives and takes away, enlists a man, and crowning injury inflicts upon him the humiliation of feeling sorry for himself.

5. Kerry Coyne:

   We have watched the coffee category expand and adapt as Millennials converted to coffee drinkers, attracted by the smoother flavor and artisanal characteristics and third - and fourth-wave coffee, we knew our culinary team could deliver that same premium, hand-crafted sensory experience with the bellowed category hero of espresso in our best-in-class, fresh-baked bagel. The caffeine in the bagel is sourced from both espresso and coffee-cherry flour. Einstein’s exact recipe is proprietary but in addition to packing a caffeinated punch, the new bagel also has 13 grams of protein, derived from cocoa. We ’d all love a little extra energy in the morning, but do the enhancned bagels actually taste any good ? The product left tasters divided in a pretty even split. The product itself resembles a dark brown pumpernickel bagel and, upon the first few nibbles, tastes like a chewy plain bagel with a slightly sweet taste. After a few more bites, however, the bitterness from the espresso really kicks in.