BITTEN Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

bitten

verb

variants also bit

past participle of bite, informal + sometimes impolite

as in sucked

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory man, that really bites that you have to work on the weekend

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rocked

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Recent Examples of bitten Risk to humans is considered low French authorities suspect that the person who had Shamonda virus had been bitten by a midge that was carrying the virus. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 The couple was in the process of being arrested when the man bit a Charlotte firefighter called to the home, and took an officer’s metal baton and swung it at him, according to an arrest warrant. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026 That same evening, officers found a coyote in the area where the child was bitten, then trapped and euthanized it. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The dog also bit Bryan first and caused his infection, not the little girl. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The majority of patients don't have symptoms, but about one in five will experience symptoms two to six days after being bitten, including fever, headaches, body aches, joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting or a rash. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Wild game — including deer, elk, pronghorn, and bighorn sheep — infected with EHD usually spike a fever within seven days of being bitten. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026 One of the flight attendants was bitten and the other sustained a laceration, according to a law enforcement source. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Police wrote in the affidavit that the man had marks on his arm where Flores had apparently bitten him in the struggle for the knife. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

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sucked

Verb

Jamal Murray is one of the best heatwave scorers in the league, and now their bench, which sucked for years, is a bit deeper.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Judy lit his cigarette and sucked on it as if gasping for air.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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