Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with bitter in American Collocation
bitter
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈbɪtər/
very
extremely
particularly
There was a particularly bitter dispute over payment for working overtime.
more and more
increasingly
He became increasingly bitter as the year went on.
rather
a little
rather
slightly
somewhat
The decision has left her feeling somewhat bitter.
disappointment
disappointment
The trite ending to this film is a bitter disappointment.
conflict
battle
conflict
controversy
dispute
feud
fighting
hatred
quarrel
recriminations
rivalry
row
The boardroom was the scene of bitter rivalry.
opponent
enemy
rival
The Bolsheviks were their strongest and bitterest enemies.
become
feel
make someone
remain
seem
sound
I still feel extremely bitter about the way they had treated me.
That experience has made me very bitter.
person
angry
cynical
resentful
sad
twisted
He became bitter and twisted, unwilling to trust anyone again.
disagreement
acrimonious
The debate turned bitter and acrimonious at times.