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grouch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of grouch

1 an irritable and complaining person
  • an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick
Synonyms of grouch

bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
Words Related to grouch

malcontent, sorehead

grinch, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport

defeatist, pessimist

faultfinder, kicker, nagger, nitpicker, objector, quibbler, repiner

hypochondriac
Near Antonyms of grouch

optimist, Pollyanna

happy camper
2 a state of resentful silence or irritability
  • Having been proven wrong, he had a grouch on for hours afterwards.
Synonyms of grouch

pet, pouts, snit, sulk, sulkiness, sullenness
Words Related to grouch

blues, dumps, mopes

surliness

biliousness, crankiness, crossness, crotchetiness, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, peevishness, perverseness, perversity, pettishness, petulance, surliness, testiness, waspishness

cantankerousness, disagreeableness, fretfulness, orneriness
Near Antonyms of grouch

cheerfulness, gaiety (also gayety), gladsomeness, high-spiritedness, lightheartedness, perkiness

affability, agreeableness, amenity, amicability, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sociability, sociality

amiability, amiableness, good-humoredness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness
3 an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
  • It wouldn't be a workday if we didn't hear his daily grouch about the coffee.
Synonyms of grouch

beef, bleat, carp, complaint, fuss, grievance, gripe, grouse, grumble, holler, lament, moan, murmur, plaint, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, yammer
Words Related to grouch

challenge, demur, expostulation, kick, objection, protest, quibble, remonstrance, stink
Near Antonyms of grouch

commendation, compliment, plaudit

acclaim, applause, praise

approval, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction

grouch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of grouch

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
  • a woman who likes to grouch about how unappreciated she is
Synonyms of grouch

beef, bellyache, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, kick, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
Words Related to grouch

object (to), protest, quarrel (with)

cavil, quibble

fret, stew, worry

blubber, cry, sob

bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament
Phrases Synonymous with grouch

kick up a fuss
Near Antonyms of grouch

accept, bear, countenance, endure, take, tolerate

applaud, cheer, commend
Antonyms of grouch

crow, delight, rejoice

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