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grouch
Synonyms and Antonyms of grouch
1
an irritable and complaining person
bear, bellyacher, complainer, crab, crank, croaker, crosspatch, curmudgeon, fusser, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, murmurer, mutterer, sourpuss, whiner
2
a state of resentful silence or irritability
biliousness, choler, crankiness, crossness, crotchetiness, fantods, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, peevishness, perverseness, perversity, pettishness, petulance, surliness, testiness, waspishness
cantankerousness, disagreeableness, dyspepsia, fretfulness, orneriness
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
challenge, demur, expostulation, kick, niggle [chiefly British], objection, protest, quibble, remonstrance, stink
commendation, compliment, plaudit
approval, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction
grouch
Synonyms and Antonyms of grouch
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
kick up a fuss
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