cantankerously Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- ill-natured
- bearish
- crabby
- ill-humored
- upset
- acid
- bloody-minded
- grouchy
- exasperated
- ill-tempered
- grumpy
- testy
- irascible
- contentious
- crotchety
- snappish
- peevish
- mad
- querulous
- petulant
- indignant
Weak:
Strongest:
- congenial
- amicable
- agreeable
- pleasant
- benign
- gentle
- nice
- kind
- good-natured
- amiable
- benign
- friendly
- amicable
- congenial
- gentle
- kind
- agreeable
- nice
- good-natured
- pleasant
- friendly
- sweet
- amiable
- sweet
Strong:
- bubbly
- good-humored
- cheerful
- lively
- content
- exuberant
- patient
- effervescent
- cheery
- glad
- joyful
- calm
- happy
- exuberant
- lively
- good-humored
- vivacious
- joyful
- good-tempered
- glad
- lighthearted
- good-tempered
- content
- patient
- happy
- lighthearted
- bubbly
- cheerful
- calm
- effervescent
- cheery
- vivacious
Weak:
cantankerously Meaning
Wordnet
cantankerously (r)
in a bad mood
cantankerously Sentence Examples
- The old man cantankerously refused to let anyone touch his prized collection of antique books.
- She eyed the newcomers cantankerously, suspicious of their intentions.
- The cat hissed cantankerously at the sight of the new puppy invading its territory.
- He grumbled cantankerously about the noise from the construction site next door.
- The cantankerous old neighbor banged on the wall cantankerously, demanding silence.
- Despite their attempts to reason with him, he stubbornly clung to his cantankerous attitude.
- She stomped cantankerously around the kitchen, irritated by the mess her children had left behind.
- The cantankerous old dog snarled cantankerously when anyone approached its food bowl.
- He glared cantankerously at the group of teenagers loitering on his lawn.
- The cantankerous customer complained cantankerously about the service, refusing to be appeased.
FAQs About the word cantankerously
in a bad mood
splenetic, bilious, ornery, dyspeptic,irritable, surly, disagreeable, angry, ill-natured, bearish
congenial, amicable, agreeable, pleasant, benign, gentle, nice, kind, good-natured,amiable
The old man cantankerously refused to let anyone touch his prized collection of antique books.
She eyed the newcomers cantankerously, suspicious of their intentions.
The cat hissed cantankerously at the sight of the new puppy invading its territory.
He grumbled cantankerously about the noise from the construction site next door.
