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Bittersweet

🔄 Synonyms of "Bittersweet"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sadverb	Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
tasteful	Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
waxworknoun	(countable) A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
deadly nightshadenoun	The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.
semisweet	Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component.
solanum dulcamara	a species of vine in the genus Solanum (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae.
woody nightshadenoun	A shrubby plant, Solanum dulcamara.
climbing nightshadenoun	Solanum dulcamara, a vine with poisonous foliage.
staff vinenoun	Any of several vines in the genus Celastrus.
celastrus scandens	Celastrus scandens, commonly called American bittersweet or bittersweet, is a species of Celastrus that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on rich, well-drained soils of woodlands.
climbing bittersweetnoun	twining shrub of north america having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
american bittersweetnoun	twining shrub of north america having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
false bittersweetnoun	twining shrub of north america having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
poisonous nightshadenoun	poisonous perennial old world vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in north america
bittersweet nightshadenoun	poisonous perennial old world vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in north america

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bittersweet"

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Word	Definition
sadverb	Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
tasteful	Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
waxworknoun	(countable) A figure made of wax, especially an effigy of a famous person.
semisweetnoun	Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component.
deadly nightshadenoun	The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.
staff vinenoun	Any of several vines in the genus Celastrus.
woody nightshadenoun	A shrubby plant, Solanum dulcamara.
climbing nightshadenoun	Solanum dulcamara, a vine with poisonous foliage.
american bittersweetnoun	twining shrub of north america having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
bittersweet nightshadenoun	poisonous perennial old world vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in north america
celastrus scandens	Celastrus scandens, commonly called American bittersweet or bittersweet, is a species of Celastrus that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on rich, well-drained soils of woodlands.
climbing bittersweetnoun	twining shrub of north america having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
false bittersweetnoun	twining shrub of north america having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
poisonous nightshadenoun	poisonous perennial old world vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in north america
solanum dulcamara	a species of vine in the genus Solanum (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae.
bittersome	(literally, figuratively) Marked by bitterness.
bitterish	Somewhat bitter.
bitterful	Full of bitterness.
acidulcis	Both sour and sweet.
sticky-sweet	Synonym of sickly sweet.