embittering

The word “embittering” has 4 syllables: em-bit-ter-ing

It's pronounced as /ɛmˈbɪtərɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for embittering?

In the thesaurus, “embittering” has 15 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for embittering along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for embittering

  • aggravating
  • alienating
  • angering
  • antagonizing
  • curdling
  • disaffecting
  • disgruntling
  • empoisoning
  • enraging
  • envenoming
  • estranging
  • incensing
  • infuriating
  • maddening
  • souring

Antonyms for embittering

  • appeasing
  • assuaging
  • endearing
  • ingratiating
  • mollifying
  • pacifying
  • placating
  • propitiating
  • sweetening

Meanings of embittering

  • verb
    1. To cause to be bitter.
  • noun
    1. Embitterment.

Example Sentences

  • The constant rejection was embittering her toward the entire industry.
  • His failure to achieve recognition was slowly embittering his once cheerful nature.
  • The long, drawn-out legal battle was embittering the two former friends.
  • She found the lack of support from her team embittering and disheartening.
  • The unfair treatment at work kept embittering his attitude over time.

On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to embittering, such as: aggravating, alienating, angering, antagonizing, appeasing, assuaging, curdling.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

maddening

madding

  • affronting
  • aggravating
  • agitated
  • angering
  • angry
  • annoying
  • antagonizing
  • berserk
  • beside oneself
  • corybantic
  • crazy
  • crossing
  • delirious
  • deranged
  • distraught
  • embittering
  • enflaming
  • enraging
  • envenoming
  • exasperating
  • excited
  • flipped-out
  • frantic
  • fraught
  • freaked-out
  • frenetic
  • frenzied
  • furious
  • getting
  • hectic
  • hot and bothered
  • hot under the collar
  • huffing
  • hyper
  • hysterical
  • in a stew
  • in a tizzy
  • incensing
  • inflaming
  • infuriating
  • insane
  • iring
  • irritating
  • mad
  • maddening
  • miffing
  • nettling
  • offending
  • out of control
  • outraging
  • overwrought
  • panic-stricken
  • peeving
  • piquing
  • provoking
  • putting out
  • rabid
  • raging
  • rankling
  • raving
  • riling
  • roiling
  • rubbing the wrong way
  • ruffling
  • shook-up
  • steaming up
  • ticking off
  • unglued
  • unscrewed
  • unzipped
  • vexing
  • violent
  • weird
  • weirded out
  • wigged out
  • wild
  • wired
  • worked-up
  • zonkers

rankling

onerous

empoisoning

  • aggravating
  • alienating
  • angering
  • antagonizing
  • curdling
  • disaffecting
  • disgruntling
  • embittering
  • enraging
  • envenoming
  • estranging
  • incensing
  • infuriating
  • maddening
  • souring

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