Synonyms for bittersweet
ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit; ˈbɪt ərˌswitbit·ter·sweet

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1. bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamaranoun

   poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

   Synonyms:
   woody nightshade, waxwork, false bittersweet, poisonous nightshade, staff vine, climbing bittersweet, deadly nightshade, shrubby bittersweet, climbing nightshade, belladonna, bittersweet nightshade, belladonna plant

   Antonyms:
   glad, tasteless

2. bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandensadjective

   twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

   Synonyms:
   woody nightshade, waxwork, false bittersweet, poisonous nightshade, staff vine, wax figure, climbing bittersweet, deadly nightshade, shrubby bittersweet, climbing nightshade, bittersweet nightshade

   Antonyms:
   tasteless, glad

3. bittersweetadjective

   tinged with sadness

   "a movie with a bittersweet ending"

   Synonyms:
   semisweet

   Antonyms:
   tasteless, glad

4. bittersweet, semisweetadjective

   having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

   Synonyms:
   semisweet

   Antonyms:
   glad, tasteless

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1. • Nightshade

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1. saudades

   Submitted by BlutUndBoden18 on December 3, 2020  

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1. bittersweet

   Synonyms:
   Dulcamara [m]
   

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1. Victor Glover Jr.:

   It is bittersweet, because I’ve had some amazing colleagues before me that really could have done it, and there are some amazing folks that will go behind me,”

2. Jamela Dunbar:

   Independence Day in America was July 4, 1776. Blood, sweat. and tears. Negros remember the oppression of their forefathers. And the condemnation of slavery. The memories are bittersweet to this day. When you look back at history. The abuse, affliction, and demeanor of our fore parents' rights, invaded. The pain is still sharp. And fresh in our memories like yesterday. And it lives on in our heart, like Cancer without a cure.

3. Joely Attwater:

   Having a baby is high on Tom’s bucket list and we’re both thrilled, but it’s bittersweet as Tom knows he won’t be around to see our little bump grow up. I still feel in denial about that, but at the very top of Tom’s bucket list is raising the money for Kelli. Tom is the love of my life and my hero.

4. Mitch Harris:

   I just thought ‘this is it. My time has finally come,’ it was bittersweet because of what happened to (Wainwright), but I was happy to get into a game.

5. Steve Mellin:

   There is so much death and loss and devastation in this case, it's hard to know where to begin, the defendant planted a bomb that led to painful eulogies and terrifying memories. Surviving family members were left to attend to funerals and live lives with bittersweet memories of those lost forever and painful reminders of what could have been.