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grouchy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of grouchy

1 easily irritated or annoyed

a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy

Synonyms for grouchy

choleric,
crabby,
cranky,
cross,
crotchety,
fiery,
grumpy,
irascible,
irritable,
peevish,
perverse,
pettish,
petulant,
prickly,
quick-tempered,
raspy,
ratty,
short-tempered,
snappish,
snappy,
snarky,
snippety,
snippy,
stuffy,
testy,
waspish

Words Related to grouchy

bearish,
bilious,
cantankerous,
cross-grained,
curmudgeonly,
disagreeable,
dyspeptic,
ill-humored,
ill-natured,
ill-tempered,
off-color
(or off-colored),
ornery,
querulous,
snarly,
surly

argumentative,
bellicose,
belligerent,
combative,
contentious,
disputatious,
fractious,
fretful,
pugnacious,
quarrelsome,
scrappy,
truculent

huffy,
pouty,
sensitive,
short,
sulky,
sullen,
tetchy,
thin-skinned,
touchy

hot-blooded,
passionate

Phrases Synonymous with grouchy

out of humor,
out of sorts

Near Antonyms for grouchy

affable,
companionable,
cordial,
extroverted
(also extraverted),
friendly,
genial,
gregarious,
outgoing,
sociable

agreeable,
amiable,
good-natured,
good-tempered,
sweet,
well-disposed

carefree,
easygoing,
happy-go-lucky,
relaxed

forbearing,
long-suffering,
obliging,
patient,
stoic
(or stoical),
tolerant,
uncomplaining,
understanding

2 given to complaining a lot

a grouchy kid who refuses to eat his vegetables

Synonyms for grouchy

crabby,
cranky,
fussy,
grumpy,
querulous

Words Related to grouchy

antsy,
fidgety,
restive,
restless,
squirmy,
twitchy,
uneasy,
wiggly,
wriggly

discontented,
disgruntled,
displeased,
dissatisfied

fretful,
nervous,
worrisome

cantankerous,
choleric,
cross,
crotchety,
irascible,
irritable,
ornery,
peevish,
perverse,
pettish,
petulant,
quick-tempered,
short-tempered,
snappish,
snappy,
snippy,
testy,
waspish

Near Antonyms for grouchy

affable,
agreeable,
amiable,
genial,
good-humored,
good-natured,
good-tempered,
gracious,
well-disposed

accommodating,
complaisant,
obliging

easygoing,
laid-back,
relaxed

Antonyms for grouchy

forbearing,
long-suffering,
patient,
stoic
(or stoical),
tolerant,
uncomplaining

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