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grinch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of grinch

a person who spoils the pleasure of others

accused the mayor of being a grinch after he cancelled the city's annual holiday parade for budgetary reasons

Synonyms of grinch

drag, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket

Words Related to grinch

fuddy-duddy, goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes, old maid, stick-in-the-mud

defeatist, Jeremiah, knocker, pessimist

complainer, crab, cynic, grouch, grump, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner

bore, downer, drip

Near Antonyms of grinch

cutup, jester, live wire

carouser, celebrant, celebrator, merrymaker, rejoicer, reveler (or reveller), roisterer

libertine, playboy, playgirl, rake

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