Synonyms of grouchy

grouchy

adjective

1

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• grumpy
• crabby
• fiery
• crotchety
• snappish
• irascible
• peevish
• petulant
• cranky
• testy
• snarky
• snippy
• waspish
• choleric
• cross
• pettish
• short-tempered
• stuffy
• raspy
• passionate
• cantankerous
• ornery
• sensitive
• ratty
• curmudgeonly
• prickly
• quick-tempered
• surly
• perverse
• snarly
• dyspeptic
• querulous
• snippety
• short
• disagreeable
• out of humor
• fretful
• contentious
• belligerent
• bilious
• argumentative
• pugnacious
• snappy
• tetchy
• out of sorts
• bellicose
• combative
• sulky
• ill-tempered
• quarrelsome
• sullen
• pouty
• ill-humored
• truculent
• fractious
• huffy
• scrappy
• ill-natured
• off-colored
• disputatious
• bearish
• touchy
• cross-grained
• off-color
• thin-skinned
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• affable
• genial
• gregarious
• amiable
• cordial
• outgoing
• sweet
• extroverted
• sociable
• companionable
• extraverted
• agreeable
• easygoing
• carefree
• good-natured
• stoic
• relaxed
• patient
• stoical
• good-tempered
• tolerant
• uncomplaining
• happy-go-lucky
• well-disposed
• forbearing
• obliging
• understanding
• long-suffering

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• friendly
• affable
• genial
• gregarious
• amiable
• cordial
• outgoing
• sweet
• extroverted
• sociable
• companionable
• extraverted
• agreeable
• easygoing
• carefree
• good-natured
• stoic
• relaxed
• patient
• stoical
• good-tempered
• tolerant
• uncomplaining
• happy-go-lucky
• well-disposed
• forbearing
• obliging
• understanding
• long-suffering

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2

as in restless

given to complaining a lot

a grouchy kid who refuses to eat his vegetables

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restless
• grumpy
• irritable
• crabby
• displeased
• querulous
• nervous
• cranky
• dissatisfied
• fussy
• fidgety
• twitchy
• uneasy
• disgruntled
• wiggly
• squirmy
• discontented
• fretful
• cantankerous
• antsy
• ornery
• crotchety
• irascible
• snappish
• restive
• wriggly
• peevish
• petulant
• testy
• waspish
• snippy
• choleric
• worrisome
• pettish
• short-tempered
• cross
• quick-tempered
• perverse
• snappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stoic
• stoical
• amiable
• tolerant
• patient
• uncomplaining
• affable
• forbearing
• gracious
• genial
• agreeable
• long-suffering
• good-natured
• good-humored
• complaisant
• good-tempered
• easygoing
• obliging
• accommodating
• relaxed
• well-disposed
• laid-back

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• stoic
• stoical
• amiable
• tolerant
• patient
• uncomplaining
• affable
• forbearing
• gracious
• genial
• agreeable
• long-suffering
• good-natured
• good-humored
• complaisant
• good-tempered
• easygoing
• obliging
• accommodating
• relaxed
• well-disposed
• laid-back

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