Fretful synonyms and antonyms

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captious
Made only for the sake of argument or faultfinding
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peevish
Querulous or discontented.
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cross
Involving interchange; reciprocal.
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irritable (related)
In an ill humor; bad-tempered; peevish
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angry
Feeling or showing anger; incensed or enraged:
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contrary
The definition of contrary is someone or something that is opposite to something else or is unfavorable.
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crabby
Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing.
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cranky
Working unpredictably; erratic:
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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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gnawing
(Of pain or hunger) severe or intense
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huffy
Angered or offended
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ill-humored
Having a bad temper
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impatient
Feeling or showing restless eagerness to do something, go somewhere, etc.
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irascible
Characterized by or resulting from anger.
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jittery
Nervy, jumpy, on edge
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ornery
Having an ugly or mean disposition
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pettish
Ill-tempered; peevish.
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plaintive
The definition of plaintive is something that is sad, mournful or expresses sorrow.
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querulous
Inclined to find fault; complaining
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repine
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restive
The definition of restive is someone who feels nervous when criticized or controlled, or a person or animal that stubbornly refuses to move forward.
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restless
The definition of restless is someone or something unable to relax, or someone or something that is constantly in motion.
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spleeny
Full of spleen; melancholy
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testy
Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish:
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waspish
Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.
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irritability
(Medicine) A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli.
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happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
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pleased (antonym)
Happy, content
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joyous (antonym)
The definition of joyous is feelings of great happiness or delight.
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cheered (antonym)
irritable
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relaxed (antonym)
Free from strain or tension.
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calm (antonym)
Not agitated or excited; tranquil
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laid-back (antonym)
(Informal) Relaxed, calm, easygoing, etc.; not frenetic, hurried, or forced
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easy-going (antonym)
Alternative spelling of easygoing.
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bad-tempered
Alternative spelling of bad-tempered.
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cantankerous
Difficult to handle:
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crabbed
Difficult to understand; complicated.
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grouchy
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
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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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ugly
Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
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mean
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
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intolerant
Opposed to the inclusion or participation of those different from oneself, especially those of a different racial, ethnic, or social background.
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unforbearing
Being unable or unwilling to endure irritation or opposition, for example
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attitude (related)
Having or showing a bad temper
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accept (related)
(Obsolete) Accepted.
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whiney
Alternative spelling of whiny.
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whiny
Of, given to, or characterized by whining
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antsy
Nervous; apprehensive:
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fidgety
The definition of fidgety is being restless, or being unable to sit still.
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itchy
Restless or nervous.
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listless (related)
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sullen (related)
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Fretful Sentence Examples

  • She is never fretful or irritable, and I have never seen her impatient with her playmates because they failed to understand her.

  • A young player with a head injury may be extremely irritable or fretful or may cry constantly.

  • Moreover, there was little for them to eat, and as the officers became hungry they became fretful.

  • The queen was opposed to the Disestablishment of the Irish Church (1869) - the question which brought Gladstone to be premier - and though she yielded with good grace, Gladstone was fretful and astonished because she would not pretend to give a hearty assent to the measure.

  • With friends like these, who needs Iraqi enemies or a fretful fourth estate gunning to get you?

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