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Bitter as a Adjective has these synonyms:

harsh, acerbic, acrid, sharp, caustic, mordant
Example: I added some cream to the sauce to try and make it taste less bitter.

miserable, grievous, dispiriting, distressing, cruel, distressful
Example: Dismissal after all those years in the firm was a bitter experience.

resentful, embittered, rancorous, hateful
Example: Andrew felt bitter at not being selected as chairman.

sharp, keen, cutting, severe, biting, cold, wintry, freezing
Example: A bitter gale lashed at the rigging.

stinging, cutting, biting, harsh, reproachful, vicious, acrimonious, virulent, cruel, unkind, unpleasant, nasty
Example: His bitter denunciation of other candidates lost him the campaign.

unappetizing, distasteful, unsavoury, unpleasant, hard (to swallow or take), irritating, obnoxious, disagreeable, nasty, painful, unwelcome, unpalatable
Example: The demand for additional tax payments was a bitter pill.

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