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raspy

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Synonyms & Antonyms of raspy

1 easily irritated or annoyed

overwork tends to make him raspy

Synonyms for raspy

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

Words Related to raspy

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 raspy

out of humor,
out of sorts

Near Antonyms for raspy

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 harsh and dry in sound

the dying man spoke in a barely audible, raspy voice

Synonyms for raspy

coarse,
croaking,
croaky,
grating,
gravel,
gravelly,
gruff,
hoarse,
husky,
rasping,
rusty,
scratchy,
throaty

Words Related to raspy

growling,
growly,
guttural

abrasive,
cacophonous,
discordant,
grinding,
jarring,
rough,
scraping,
scratching

cawing,
raucous,
screeching,
squawking,
strident

choked,
cracked,
strained,
strangled

dissonant,
inharmonious,
unmelodious,
unmusical

Near Antonyms for raspy

gentle,
gliding,
golden,
liquid,
mellifluent,
mellifluous,
mellow,
soothing,
sweet,
tender

satiny,
silken,
smooth,
soft,
velvety

euphonious,
lyric,
lyrical,
melodic,
melodious,
musical

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