bitterer
Increasingly sharp-tasting substance
Bitterer is the comparative form of bitter—more bitter.
Both bitterer and "more bitter" are acceptable, though "more bitter" sounds smoother to many speakers: This coffee is even bitterer than yesterday's.
The word applies to taste, emotion, or conflict: The dispute grew bitterer with each passing year.
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- acerbicSharp and biting
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- sourSharp, biting taste
astringent · tangy · sharp · biting · caustic · harsh · unpalatable · bracing
Feeling lingering ill will
- grudgingReluctant, resentful in giving
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
- acrimoniousBitterly antagonistic in tone
- vindictiveSeeking harm from resentment
spiteful · disgruntled · aggrieved · hostile · sullen · cynical · jaded · disillusioned
Bitterly antagonistic in tone
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
antagonistic · vitriolic · venomous · poisonous · ugly · nasty · brutal · savage
More severe or unkind
- sharperGambling cheat or swindler
- strongerHaving greater power
- deeperMore extended inward
- heightenedIncreased in degree
intensified · amplified · keener · rawer · fiercer
acrid
Unpleasantly sharp-smelling
sour · astringent · tangy · sharp · biting · caustic · harsh · unpalatable · bracing · medicinal
resentful
Feeling lingering ill will
- grudgingReluctant, resentful in giving
- rancorousMarked by bitter resentment
- acrimoniousBitterly antagonistic in tone
vindictive · spiteful · disgruntled · aggrieved · hostile · sullen · cynical · jaded · disillusioned · wounded
acrimonious
Bitterly antagonistic in tone
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
rancorous · antagonistic · vitriolic · venomous · poisonous · ugly · nasty · brutal · savage · vicious
harsher
More severe or unkind
heightened · intensified · amplified · keener · rawer · fiercer
colder
Lower in temperature
chillier · bleaker · frigid · wintry · bone-chilling
- bitter coldExtremely low temperature
- bitter endUnpleasant but complete conclusion
- bitter pillDifficult thing to accept
- bitter tasteSharp, unpleasant flavor
- bitter revenge
- bitter pill to swallowUnwelcome truth requiring acceptance
bitter, bitterness, bitterly, embitter, bitters, bitterest, bittersweet, embittered, embitterment