Ill-natured synonyms
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Part of speech:
Involving interchange; reciprocal.
Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.
Filled with, prompted by, or showing spite; malicious.
irritable (related)
In an ill humor; bad-tempered; peevish
sullen (related)
Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent:
Working unpredictably; erratic:
Having, showing, or caused by malice; spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful
Mean or spiteful:
The definition of ornery is someone bad tempered or stubborn.
Sensitive to touch; easily irritated, as a part of the body
Alternative spelling of bad-tempered.
Difficult to handle:
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Provoking or likely to provoke controversy
Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
Having a bad temper
Having a bad temper; irritable.
To have intentions of a specified kind; be disposed:
Expressive of a mood, especially a sullen or gloomy mood:
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Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted:
(Often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
The definition of temperamental is someone or something that is prone to wild swings of emotion or that does not behave or work reliably.
Not friendly or kind
good-natured (antonym)
Of or pertaining to a perpetual kind disposition.
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good-tempered (antonym)
Having an even temper; not easily irritated.
nice (antonym)
Agreeable; pleasant; delightful
friendly (antonym)
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
pleasant (antonym)
Fair and comfortable:
evil-disposed
ill-intentioned
Having bad intentions; malevolent
Find another word for ill-natured. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ill-natured, like: cross, disagreeable, surly, spiteful, irritable, sullen, crabby, cranky, malicious, nasty and ornery.