Thesaurus
grumpy
Synonyms and Antonyms of grumpy
- a grumpy neighbor whose yard we had long ago learned not to trespass
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
out of humor, out of sorts
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
- The baby's sure to be grumpy if she doesn't get her afternoon nap.
antsy, fidgety, restive, restless, squirmy, twitchy, uneasy, wiggly, wriggly
discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied
cantankerous, choleric, cross, crotchety, irascible, irritable, ornery, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snippy, testy, waspish
forbearing, long-suffering, patient, stoic (or stoical), tolerant, uncomplaining
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