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Roget's Thesaurus

Bitterness

Nouns
  • bitterness, acridness, acridity, acrimony
  • caustic, alkali
  • acerbity
  • gall, wormwood
  • bitters, astringent bitters. Angostura [additive for alcoholic beverages], aromatic bitters. sourness etc. Sourness
  • pungency etc. Pungency. [bitter substances] alkaloids
  • turmeric.
Adjectives
  • bitter, bitterish, acrid, acerb, acerbic.
Phrases
  • bitter as gall
  • bitter pill to take
  • sugar coating on a bitter pill.