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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Recent Examples of bitten The baby goats were too young for vaccination and were bitten by a skunk that was found in their separate pen, the petting zoo said. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Anyone who has been bitten by a bat or had a potential exposure to a bat should contact a medical provider or the health department at 630-208-3801 as soon as possible, the news release said. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The jaguar was sedated and taken to an emergency veterinary facility after staff discovered she had been bitten twice, once on her nose and once on her leg, Anderson said, per the Fresno Bee. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 After Osbourne famously bit the head off a real bat on stage, the HHN Hollywood house included a scene where a giant bat bit the head off of the late rocker. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 If your pet is bitten by a wild animal, seek veterinary assistance for the pet immediately. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources confirmed a person was bitten by an alligator while swimming in the Savannah River and said wildlife biologists and law enforcement responded to the scene. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Two of the four victims were bitten multiple times, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026 The Chargers were bitten by the injury bug Tuesday during a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers in El Segundo. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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sucked

Verb

Uplighting causes the dark panels to look like pillows, making the rooms feel soft and cosmic, as if the audience might be gently sucked into both the screen and the ceiling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
They accidentally get sucked into a portal that transports them to a fantastical world with a friendly weredog (Dave Franco) and a demon (Lea Salonga) that feeds on memories.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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