bittersweet

/bˈɪtɚswˌit/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. tinged with sadness
   “a movie with a bittersweet ending”
2. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

noun

1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
2. twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

Synonyms for bittersweet

• sad
• semisweet
• tasty
• bittersweet nightshade
• climbing nightshade
• deadly nightshade
• poisonous nightshade
• woody nightshade
• Solanum dulcamara
• American bittersweet
• climbing bittersweet
• false bittersweet
• staff vine
• waxwork
• shrubby bittersweet
• Celastrus scandens

Words that rhyme with bittersweet

• beat
• seat
• sweet
• meet
• heat
• retreat
• complete
• sheet
• treat
• cheat
• fleet
• repeat
• eat
• neat
• cleat
• conceit
• concrete
• street
• defeat
• greet
• receipt
• suite
• deceit
• delete
• discreet
• drumbeat
• heartbeat
• meat
• pleat
• replete