🔄 Synonyms of "Grumpy"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crossnoun | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other. |
| grouchy | (originally university slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. |
| crabby | Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way. |
| ill-natured | Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered. |
| crabbed | Bad-tempered or cantankerous. |
| ill-tempered | Synonym of bad-tempered. |
| bad-tempered | Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily. |
| fussynoun | Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grumpy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| grouchynoun | (originally university slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. |
| crabby | Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way. |
| crabbed | Bad-tempered or cantankerous. |
| ill-tempered | Synonym of bad-tempered. |
| bad-tempered | Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily. |
| ill-natured | Synonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered. |
| fussy | Anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please. |
| cross | Transverse; lying across the main direction. |
| sour | Tasting of acidity. |
| cranky | Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset. |
| fretful | Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious. |
| grumpish | surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy |
| surly | Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly. |
| gripeful | Disposed to gripe; gripey. |
| humpynoun | A white perch (Morone americana). |
| bitter | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| moodynoun | A surname. |
| grumblesome | Characterised or marked by grumbling |
| pissynoun | Annoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off. |
| dyspeptic | (pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion. |
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