Definition of bitter

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• bitter is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• bitter is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• bitter is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of bitter

• the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bitterness
• causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bitter cold

  Synonyms

  1. biting
• harsh or corrosive in tone (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bitter words

  Synonyms

  1. acerb
  2. acerbic
  3. acid
  4. acrid
  5. blistering
  6. caustic
  7. sulfurous
  8. sulphurous
  9. virulent
  10. vitriolic
• the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bitterness
• extremely and sharply (adverb)

  Examples

  1. it was bitterly cold
  2. bitter cold

  Synonyms

  1. bitingly
  2. bitterly
  3. piercingly
• marked by strong resentment or cynicism (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bitter about the divorce

  Synonyms

  1. acrimonious
• causing a sharp and acrid taste experience (adjective)

  Examples

  1. quinine is bitter
• English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) (noun)
• expressive of severe grief or regret (adjective)

  Examples

  1. shed bitter tears
• make bitter (verb)
• proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bitter struggle
  2. bitter enemies
• very difficult to accept or bear (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the bitter truth
  2. a bitter sorrow

See definition of bitter in Merriam Webster