Bitter. Harsh, caustic, cutting, savage, acidulous, acrimonious, irate, sharp, sour, stinging, pungent, virulent.

Ant. Sweet, honeyed, nectared, luscious, dulcet, saccharine.

Blacken. Slander, malign, defame, daub, bespatter, befoul, asperse, traduce, vilify, decry, calumniate.

Ant. Clear, eulogize, vindicate, whiten, whitewash.

Blackguard. Rascal, scoundrel, villain.

Ant. Gentleman.

Blame. Censure, rebuke, chide, reprove, reproach, condemn, vituperate, reprobate, reprehend, dispraise.

Ant. Approve, praise, exonerate, acquit, exculpate.

Blameless. Pure, innocent, irresponsible, without fault.

Ant. Guilty, implicated, blameworthy, faulty.