SCHOOLMARMISH Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

schoolmarmish

adjective

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Adjective

That started with Tanya Reynolds as coach Alice Chilton, a dour character who’s not a fan of Ted’s arrival — and quickly threatens to quit.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Day three of Chiefs training camp opened under dour skies and temperate conditions that belied the typical July weather associated with preseason practices in northern Missouri.

— Pete Grathoff July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of dour

Adjective

Depending on the cause, a veterinarian may recommend expressing the anal glands, treating an infection or addressing contributing issues such as chronic soft stool, allergies, parasites or excess weight.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Over 6,000 participants used anal devices and a smartphone app for ten days, recording 360,192 farts.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of anal

Adjective

But the Tampa-area English teacher said what qualifies as controversial is constantly evolving, sometimes because of just one indignant parent.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
But if state Democratic leaders simply chose a new nominee on their own, voters might be indignant.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of indignant

Adjective

Perhaps the Giants believe pitching angry benefits Houser, too.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Occupants of a residence on the 1400 block of 104th Avenue were angry at the auto body shop for parking lots of cars outside, loud noises and excessive garbage.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of angry

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The first leg will be the ever-popular third-place playoff, in which a couple of morose losers compete for no trophy at all and a chance to show off the superior sourness of their grapes.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Life without either, the pair determine, has left Leonora morose, maladjusted and desperate to claw her way back to the road not taken.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

Definition of morose

Adjective

With Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, and pop star Charli XCX playing against type as Elliot’s uptight girlfriend.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Could anyone else be as uptight as Alan Ruck’s Cameron in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026

Definition of uptight

Adjective

These were voices—complaining, confiding, exasperated, distressed—that had not been heard before, as if the novel were a speaking tube cued to an underground rumble.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Jack Loder, a clearly exasperated digital content producer for the Giants’ flagship station KNBR, posted a two-minute video on X shortly after the game that singled out Webb for criticism.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of exasperated

Adjective

Nights can be a sullen cycle of sleep, showering and opening a window — only to close it later to block out the urban noise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
The pilot is charming and funny, immediately drawing me into the dynamic of its two characters — Romy is a bit more gregarious and sarcastic, Bobby more sensitive and sullen.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of sullen

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