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BITTERSWEET: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BITTERSWEET?

Need another word that means the same as “bittersweet”? Find 12 synonyms for “bittersweet” in this overview.

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Bittersweet as a Noun
Definitions of "Bittersweet" as a noun
Synonyms of "Bittersweet" as a noun (11 Words)
Bittersweet as an Adjective
Definitions of "Bittersweet" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Bittersweet" as an adjective (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Bittersweet" as an adjective

The synonyms of “Bittersweet” are: semisweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, solanum dulcamara, woody nightshade, american bittersweet, celastrus scandens, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, shrubby bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork

Bittersweet as a Noun

Definitions of "Bittersweet" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bittersweet” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
An American climbing plant that bears clusters of bright orange pods.
Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.
A widely distributed bivalve mollusc which has a pale rounded shell that is typically marked with wavy lines.

Synonyms of "Bittersweet" as a noun (11 Words)

american bittersweet	A native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country.
bittersweet nightshade	Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.
celastrus scandens	Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
climbing bittersweet	An event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.
climbing nightshade	An event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.
false bittersweet	Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
shrubby bittersweet	Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
solanum dulcamara	Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.
staff vine	Building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration.
waxwork	A lifelike dummy modelled in wax. No waxworks is complete without its chamber of horrors.
woody nightshade	English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887.