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bears

noun , plural of bear

Synonyms and Antonyms of bears

1 a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work

the upcoming kitchen renovation sounds like a real bear

Synonyms of bears

beasts, chores, headaches, jobs, killers, labors

Words Related to bears

drudgeries, grinds, heavy liftings, lucubrations

efforts, strains, sweats

burdens, loads, weights

bothers, nuisances, troubles

Near Antonyms of bears

breezes, child's play, cinches, duck soup, kid stuff, setups, snaps

2 an irritable and complaining person

you've been a real bear lately—are you having a bad week?

Synonyms of bears

bellyachers, complainers, crabs, cranks, croakers, crosspatches, curmudgeons, fussers, gripers, grouches, grousers, growlers, grumblers, grumps, murmurers, mutterers, sourpusses, whiners

Words Related to bears

malcontents, soreheads

grinches, killjoys, party poopers, spoilsports

defeatists, pessimists

faultfinders, kickers, naggers, nitpickers, objectors, quibblers, repiners

crocks [slang], hypochondriacs

Near Antonyms of bears

optimists, Pollyannas

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