brattish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for brattish
Adjective
  • To help out, the police send over a troubled (or troublesome?) detective, Michelle Calderone (Jurnee Smollett).
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • According to Brennan, the most troublesome law enforcement officers were 5,000 men deputized by the U.S. marshal.
    Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • If that happens, the rest of his offensive game could fall apart.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • In addition to forming a formidable tandem with defensive partner Brent Seabrook, Keith was an offensive X-factor for the Hawks.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • The recent Norwegian movie Handling the Undead uses zombies as a profoundly upsetting exploration of grief.
    James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
  • An arson task force announced that the incident had nothing to do with Moore, upsetting Johnson.
    Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The sophisticated audiences of 2025 require a little more grit, more mischievous fun.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Zada lives up to the mischievous troublemaker in Lockhart’s book.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Because love isn't a formula, but something altogether more infuriating, complicated, confusing, intangible, and magical.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
  • James Maddison Age: 28 Contract expires: 2028 Maddison might be the most infuriating member of Tottenham’s squad.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Being different or unique for the sake of attention getting is tiresome when an agent is reading dozens of queries at a time.
    Kate McKean June 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
  • Mike’s kvetching gets tiresome, but the movie zooms along with whiplash speed.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
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“Brattish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brattish. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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