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bittersweet
adjective as in affecting
Weak match
adjective as in poignant
Strongest matches
bitter, disturbing, emotional, heartbreaking, heartrending, moving, passionate, pathetic, sad, sentimental, touching
Weak matches
agitating, agonizing, distressing, impressive, intense, perturbing, piteous, pitiful, sorrowful, upsetting
adjective as in touching
Strong matches
Weak matches
emotive, heart-rending, impressive, mind-blowing, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, responsive, sympathetic, tear-jerking
adjective as in painful
Strongest matches
agonizing, arduous, awful, difficult, dire, distasteful, distressing, excruciating, hard, harrowing, heart-wrenching, hurtful, severe, tedious, terrible, troublesome, uncomfortable, unpleasant
Example Sentences
News that going into filming for Season 5 “knowing it’s the last season is really bittersweet.”
But the parade was also a bittersweet moment for Robles.
When bald eagle power couple Jackie and Shadow’s two baby girls flew their Big Bear nest earlier this summer, it was bittersweet.
One of the victims, Felicity Button, told reporters it was a bittersweet moment, as some victims had lost family members, gone through divorce or become bankrupt.
Now that she has reached safety, the relief is bittersweet.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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