Synonyms of crotchety

crotchety

adjective

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

I get crotchety after a long day at work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• fiery
• irascible
• grouchy
• peevish
• petulant
• grumpy
• snappish
• crabby
• testy
• snarky
• waspish
• cross
• choleric
• pettish
• stuffy
• cranky
• raspy
• snippy
• passionate
• out of sorts
• out of humor
• cantankerous
• curmudgeonly
• prickly
• ornery
• short-tempered
• ratty
• sensitive
• perverse
• querulous
• dyspeptic
• quick-tempered
• snippety
• short
• surly
• bilious
• contentious
• snarly
• disagreeable
• argumentative
• belligerent
• combative
• pugnacious
• snappy
• fretful
• bellicose
• quarrelsome
• truculent
• tetchy
• ill-tempered
• sulky
• fractious
• ill-natured
• sullen
• ill-humored
• pouty
• bearish
• off-colored
• scrappy
• huffy
• disputatious
• cross-grained
• off-color
• touchy
• thin-skinned
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• genial
• affable
• friendly
• outgoing
• cordial
• gregarious
• amiable
• sociable
• companionable
• sweet
• extroverted
• good-natured
• extraverted
• agreeable
• easygoing
• carefree
• patient
• stoic
• good-tempered
• tolerant
• relaxed
• stoical
• well-disposed
• long-suffering
• forbearing
• uncomplaining
• obliging
• understanding
• happy-go-lucky