as in complainers
an irritable and complaining person
only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations
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Recent Examples of curmudgeons
Stressed out, intense, curmudgeons – no, thank you.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Maybe people are curmudgeons and just don't like seeing their communities change.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Come to think of it, a few especially forceful personalities fueled much of the clashing college curmudgeons economy.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.
—Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
For curmudgeons who are lulled to sleep by auto racing, this kind of filmmaking may be the only answer.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2025
Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Maybe people are curmudgeons and just don't like seeing their communities change.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Come to think of it, a few especially forceful personalities fueled much of the clashing college curmudgeons economy.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Nostalgic curmudgeons will tell you the food’s gone downhill, but the wings taste better than ever.
—Jay Deitcher, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
For curmudgeons who are lulled to sleep by auto racing, this kind of filmmaking may be the only answer.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curmudgeons
Noun
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The pervasive popularity of the show and its creator will be the reason the complainers have no voice.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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If family needs cause drama, set kind boundaries and explain them to any complainers.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An El Niño creates a much narrower band of warm water, Leising explained, bringing species such as tropical sea snakes or red crabs up the coast.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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Shiny green crabs and tiny pink shrimp.—
Ryan Kellman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lawmakers are debating a major tax incentive package aimed at keeping the bears in Illinois.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In June, Sierra Madre recorded 41 instances of bears entering homes, more than triple the previous June tally.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2018, the state legislature passed a law that outlawed the possession and sale of bump stocks, along with trigger cranks and devices that make the gun operate like an automatic weapon.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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But as with the dismantling of huge swaths of our research capacity, the original refusal to even consider this mRNA flu vaccine on what are obviously ideological grounds shows future potential for the FDA to affect a hell of a lot more people than just the cranks who agree with them.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Curmudgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curmudgeons. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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