crabbedness

noun

Definition of crabbednessnext
as in disagreeableness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabbedness
  1. sullenness
  2. grumpiness
  3. bluntness
  4. surliness
  5. brusqueness
  6. abruptness
  7. unfitness
  8. unsuitability
Noun
  • His performance lives in his eyes, which manage to convey a sincere naïveté and a sullenness all at once.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • As Mozart, Sam Clemmett is wonderful, carefully navigating the silliness and sullenness of a character who’s been drawn as part boy, part man.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of sullenness
Noun
  • Newcastle just about hauled themselves back from the precipice, but this has been a faith-shaker of a season and, at times, grumpiness has set in.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • Allowing your child to sleep as normal will prevent grumpiness and diminish jet lag.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2017
Definition of grumpiness
Noun
  • Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Tshabalala’s bluntness about the economic cost is the rare honest signal here; business will not be pacified by euphemisms.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of bluntness
Noun
  • Despite Nora’s initial surliness, Alice wins her over a bit by offering her blazer to a young witness who is supposed to appear in court the next day.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Dani’s surliness has evaporated.
    — Harpers Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Definition of surliness
Noun
  • Lighton presents it all with unvarnished honesty, allowing the tension and humor to bloom in the clash between Skarsgård’s forthright Scandinavian brusqueness, and Melling’s awkward British charm.
    — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2026
  • With off-putting brusqueness, the acupuncturist sticks needles into my head and left leg, leaves the room—and appears to forget all about me.
    — Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of brusqueness
Noun
  • And in some ways, the abruptness with which American leaders have rescinded their support serves to only further motivate those efforts.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • The abruptness is disconcerting but can be overcome by learning the pedal’s nuances.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Definition of abruptness
Noun
  • Musk attempted to color Altman as a uniquely unsuitable supervisor of this technology, but this invariably invited further scrutiny into his own abject unfitness for the role.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • The real issue is Alvero’s unfitness for his office.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of unfitness
Noun
  • Once Woltemade’s goals dried up, his unsuitability for Newcastle’s high-intensity game plan became apparent.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of unsuitability
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