Thesaurus:bitterness

Thesaurus

bitterness

English

Noun

Sense: the quality of being bitter

Synonyms

• acerbity
• acridity
• acridness
• alkalinity
• astringency
• bitterness
• wormwood

Antonyms

• sweetness    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• flavour    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• five basic tastes

See also

• Thesaurus:bitter

Further reading

• “392B. bitterness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “bitterness” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.