Synonyms of stuffy

stuffy

adjective

1

as in close

lacking fresh air

the house was very stuffy after being closed up for a month

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• stifling
• suffocating
• breathless
• thick
• airless
• oppressive
• heavy
• unventilated
• fuggy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breezy
• airy
• sweet
• refreshing
• unstuffy
• brisk
• bracing
• reviving
• restorative
• ventilated
• invigorating
• refreshed

2

as in boring

causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest

nothing stuffy about this science museum—it's all interactive and fun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boring
• tiring
• dusty
• old
• slow
• stupid
• dull
• weary
• wearying
• heavy
• dry
• annoying
• stodgy
• irritating
• drab
• monotonous
• stale
• uninteresting
• tiresome
• tame
• tedious
• dreary
• humdrum
• pedestrian
• leaden
• arid
• wearisome
• colorless
• ponderous
• numbing
• monochromatic
• jejune
• sterile
• ho-hum
• exhausting
• flat
• pallid
• mind-numbing
• jading
• grey
• drudging
• blah
• unimaginative
• soggy
• barren
• prosaic
• gray
• spiritless
• prosy
• unexciting
• pedantic
• blank
• irksome
• dullish
• uninspiring
• draining
• aseptic
• bothersome
• unrewarding
• earthbound
• uneventful
• inanimate
• unsensational
• undramatic
• unspectacular
• ordinary
• fatiguing
• cumbersome
• wearing
• common
• debilitating
• discouraging
• vapid
• dispiriting
• pokey
• commonplace
• poky
• enervating
• suspenseless
• tepid
• pleasureless
• demoralizing
• unnewsworthy
• unexceptional
• lumbering
• disheartening
• plodding
• unsurprising
• palling
• longsome
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interesting
• involving
• engaging
• intriguing
• wonderful
• surprising
• engrossing
• exciting
• absorbing
• riveting
• spectacular
• marvellous
• gripping
• amazing
• sensational
• wondrous
• entertaining
• stimulating
• awesome
• amusing
• marvelous
• fabulous
• exhilarating
• charming
• inspiring
• astonishing
• thrilling
• rousing
• breathtaking
• attractive
• astounding
• energizing
• electrifying
• moving
• stirring
• alluring
• animating
• enchanting
• fascinating
• invigorating
• enlivening
• poignant
• attracting
• touching
• entrancing
• enthralling
• beguiling
• bewitching
• rip-roaring
• galvanizing
• diverting
• provocative
• eye-opening
• hair-raising
• suspenseful
• captivating
• tantalizing
• spellbinding
• arresting
• mesmerizing

3

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

those nursing home residents with a reputation for being chronically stuffy were usually the last to receive attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• fiery
• crotchety
• peevish
• grouchy
• grumpy
• crabby
• petulant
• waspish
• irascible
• snappish
• testy
• snarky
• raspy
• out of humor
• out of sorts
• choleric
• pettish
• cross
• cranky
• snippy
• passionate
• sensitive
• ratty
• prickly
• perverse
• disagreeable
• short
• cantankerous
• short-tempered
• curmudgeonly
• ornery
• contentious
• quick-tempered
• snappy
• bilious
• querulous
• dyspeptic
• combative
• snippety
• surly
• argumentative
• fretful
• snarly
• pugnacious
• belligerent
• bellicose
• tetchy
• fractious
• quarrelsome
• sullen
• sulky
• off-colored
• ill-humored
• truculent
• ill-tempered
• huffy
• pouty
• bearish
• disputatious
• ill-natured
• scrappy
• off-color
• cross-grained
• touchy
• thin-skinned
• hot-blooded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• genial
• cordial
• affable
• outgoing
• gregarious
• sociable
• companionable
• amiable
• agreeable
• sweet
• extroverted
• extraverted
• good-natured
• relaxed
• easygoing
• carefree
• patient
• stoic
• tolerant
• good-tempered
• well-disposed
• stoical
• understanding
• uncomplaining
• long-suffering
• obliging
• forbearing
• happy-go-lucky