Synonyms of termagants

termagants

noun

plural of termagant

as in shrews

a bad-tempered scolding woman

when she finally met her grandmother, she couldn't believe the sweet old lady was the same woman she'd heard all her life described as a termagant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrews
• viragos
• harridans
• furies
• battle-axes
• viragoes
• harpies
• vixens
• dragon ladies
• fishwives
• critics
• gorgons
• cavillers
• carpers
• scolds
• railers
• cavilers
• faultfinders
• detractors
• nitpickers
• censurers
• deriders
• belittlers
• quibblers
• fishwifes
• castigators
• pettifoggers