Cantankerous synonyms and antonyms

kăn-tăng'kər-əs

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cranky
The definition of cranky is someone grumpy, ill-tempered and irritable, or a machine that doesn't work well, or something eccentric or strange.
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grouchy
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
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irritable (related)
Easily exasperated or excited.
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contumacious
(Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.
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quarrelsome
Given to quarreling; contentious.
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ill-tempered
Having a bad temper; irritable.
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irascible
Characterized by or resulting from anger.
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easy (antonym)
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
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testy
Irritable; touchy; peevish
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critical (related)
Critical is defined as someone who tends to make judgments and find fault with others.
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mean (related)
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
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(colloq.) perverse
Having or showing a bad temper
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contentious
Provoking or likely to provoke controversy
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contrary
Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
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fretful
Unable to relax; fidgety or restless
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malicious
Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful:
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ornery
(Humorous, southern US) Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way.
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surly
(Obsolete) Arrogant; domineering.
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bad-tempered
Alternative spelling of bad-tempered.
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cross
(Archaic) Causing harm; unfavorable
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grumpy
Surly and peevish; cranky.
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nasty
The definition of nasty is something that is very dirty, unpleasant or offensive.
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good-natured (antonym)
Alternative spelling of good-natured.
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happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
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crabbed
Difficult to understand; complicated.
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headstrong
Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful.
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sour
Bad-tempered and morose; peevish:
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querulous
Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
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snappy
(Informal) Rapid and without delay.
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ugly
Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
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nice (antonym)
Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
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peevish
Contrary; fractious.
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waspish
Bad-tempered; snappish
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crabby
Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing.
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attitude (related)
Having or showing a bad temper
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crotchety
Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.
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liverish
Having a liver disorder; bilious.
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lecherous (related)
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domineer (related)
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obstinate (related)
Unreasonably determined to have one's own way; not yielding to reason or plea; stubborn; dogged; mulish
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choleric
Having or showing a quick temper or irascible nature
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pleasant (antonym)
The definition of pleasant is someone or something that is agreeable, enjoyable or likable.
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bloody-minded
Bloodthirsty; cruel
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ill-conditioned
Having a poor condition.
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curmudgeonly (related)
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snappish
Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.
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taciturn (related)
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garrulous (related)
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dim-witted (related)
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self-absorbed (related)
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hot-headed (related)
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Cantankerous Sentence Examples

  • Feeding and harnessing the cantankerous mules wasn't exactly the highlight of her day.

  • Mad-Eye Moody - The cantankerous auror died during the escape engineered when Harry had to be moved from his aunt and uncle's to the safety of the Weasley's hollow.

  • They can be downright cantankerous.

  • Jessie's husband passed away and she moved in with her cantankerous father-in-law Gus (Wilford Brimley).

  • Despite what you say, your problems are much more likely to stem from a particularly cantankerous tape recorder than inferior cassettes.

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