QUERULOUS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

querulous

adjective

ˈkwer-yə-ləs

Definition of querulous

as in restless

given to complaining a lot car trips that were frequently spoiled by a couple of querulous passengers in the back

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Recent Examples of querulous Trying to Kill Each Other' And Walken is marvelous — querulous, petty, cruel — as the Emperor. — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 The most salutary change was Kelsey, who turned from Rigoletto to Amonasro, and who gave his trademark smoky tone and aura of threat to a role that, earlier in the month, George Gagnidze had rendered merely tight and querulous. — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023 One came across as a quiet, reserved, eloquent, thoughtful force of nature; the other as a boisterous, querulous, troublemaking and sometimes thoughtless and mean force of nature. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 Today those late, querulous paintings are counted among the most influential American artworks of the twentieth century. — Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 14 Jan. 2021 See All Example Sentences for querulous

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Maybe beauty's scientists and creators were feeling particularly restless over this past year and wanted to challenge themselves.

— Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
Two males and one female, the cubs were restless during vaccinations.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of restless

Adjective

Coach There’s no better feeling than walking into your last show of the day, irritable and hungry, only to discover that snacks are being served.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
If a relative or housemate seems irritable, ask what’s going on instead of working around the mood.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of irritable

Adjective

Apparently dissatisfied with simply blocking funding for entire fields of research and frustrated by Congress, Vought decided to have another go at the NIH’s grants.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Foreman said the message could be intended to reach independent and moderate voters who are dissatisfied with the administration's immigration policies.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

Adjective

For the priests, this was a case of demonic possession due to witch-craft, and Mary’s crabby, aloof neighbor Elizabeth Jackson was the prime witch suspect.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The show followed the destitute Cuylers — father Early, his illegitimate son Rusty, his meth-loving sister Lily, and his crabby grandmother Granny — and their various moneymaking high jinks.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

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