Cranky synonyms

strange

The definition of strange is an unfamiliar or unusual person, place or thing.

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bad-tempered

Alternative spelling of bad-tempered.

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petulant

Contemptuous in speech or behavior.

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eccentric

Eccentric is defined as someone or something that is different or behaves in an unconventional way.

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ugly

Repulsive or offensive; objectionable:

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cantankerous

Note: Cantankerous is generally used to describe an unpleasant elderly person in a slightly pejorative manner. However, the term can be used to people in general, livestock, and machinery as well.

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nettlesome

(Of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.

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scratchy

Marked by or consisting of scratches:

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cross

Involving interchange; reciprocal.

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crotchety

Cranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.

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crabby

Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.

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irritable (related)

In an ill humor; bad-tempered; peevish

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ornery

The definition of ornery is someone bad tempered or stubborn.

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acerbity

Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of temper, of language, of pain.

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angularity

Angular forms; sharp corners

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asperity

Severity; rigor.

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crankiness

The state of being cranky

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amiable (antonym)

Having a pleasant and friendly disposition; good-natured

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crabbed

Difficult to understand; complicated.

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(colloq.) crotchety

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choleric

Having or showing a quick temper or irascible nature

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peevish

Contrary; fractious.

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querulous

The definition of querulous is complaining, often in an argumentative or unpleasant manner.

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splenetic

Affected or marked by ill humor or irritability.

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peevishness

The state of being peevish.

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usual (related)

In conformity with regular practice or procedure:

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tippy

1808, Thomas Morton, “A Cure for the Heart Ache", in The British Theatre; or, A Collection of Plays, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, p 10:

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erratic

Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:

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testy

Marked by impatience or ill humor.

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fretful

Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:

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capricious

Subject to caprices; tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason; erratic; flighty

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contumacious unsteady

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cross-grained

Having a grain that is irregular or that runs across the longitudinal axis

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difficult

Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

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disagreeable

Not to one's liking; unpleasant or offensive.

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grouchy

In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy

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irascible

Showing or resulting from a quick temper or a fit of anger

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out-of-sorts

(Printing, dated) With some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font.

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perverse

Deviating from what is considered right or good; wrong, improper, etc. or corrupt, wicked, etc.; specif., sexually perverted

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stubborn

Stubborn is defined as being unwilling to change your opinion or stance, in spite of good reasons to.

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touchy

Very risky

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unreasonable

Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.

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vinegary

Sour, like vinegar

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querulousness

The quality of being querulous.

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happy (antonym)

Cheerful; willing:

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cheerful (antonym)

Willing; ready

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grumpy

Surly and peevish; cranky.

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ill-tempered

Having a bad temper; irritable.

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nasty

The definition of nasty is something that is very dirty, unpleasant or offensive.

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snappish

Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.

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snappy

(Informal) Rapid and without delay.

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surly

The definition of surly is someone who is bad-tempered, or something that is threatening such as poor weather.

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waspish

Bad-tempered; snappish

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mean

(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:

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bizarre

The definition of bizarre is a very strange person or thing.

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curious

Unusual; odd; out of the ordinary; bizarre.

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freakish

Having the nature of a freak; odd; peculiar

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idiosyncratic

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

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odd

(Not comparable) Occasional; infrequent.

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outlandish

Located far from civilized areas; remote:

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peculiar

The definition of peculiar is something important or of special interest.

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quaint

The definition of quaint is something small, old fashioned or charming in a good way.

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queer

The definition of queer is something odd or unusual, or is an offensive and derogatory term used to describe a homosexual.

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quirky

The definition of quirky is a strange or unique action or personality.

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Used to designate such a thing

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unnatural

Abnormally evil or cruel

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unusual

Not usual or common; rare; exceptional

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weird

Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:

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kooky

(Describing a person) crazy or insane

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screwball

Impulsively whimsical; eccentric:

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rum

(UK, colloquial, dated) strange, peculiar [18th c.]

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rummy

Of or like rum

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attitude (related)

Having or showing a bad temper

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fractious

The definition of fractious is someone who is bad tempered, or someone or something that is difficult to control.

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peckish

(Chiefly Brit.) Somewhat hungry

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pettish

Peevish; petulant; cross

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tetchy

Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible

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techy

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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crank

Of, being, or produced by an eccentric person:

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tender

Painful; sore:

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short-tempered (related)

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bossy (related)

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twitchy (related)

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humourless (related)

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nerdy (related)

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