cross-grained Antonyms
Strongest:
- extraverted
- agreeable
- cordial
- companionable
- genial
- extraverted
- good-natured
- outgoing
- friendly
- cordial
- amiable
- affable
- sociable
- gregarious
- sweet
- extroverted
- agreeable
- sweet
- extroverted
- companionable
- good-natured
- affable
- amiable
- sociable
- gregarious
- genial
- outgoing
- friendly
Strong:
- patient
- stoic
- relaxed
- well-disposed
- tolerant
- forbearing
- carefree
- forbearing
- easygoing
- stoical
- stoical
- easygoing
- patient
- good-tempered
- carefree
- well-disposed
- good-tempered
- stoic
- relaxed
- tolerant
Weak:
Strongest:
- ornery
- waspish
- dyspeptic
- cantankerous
- pettish
- grouchy
- irritable
- pugnacious
- crotchety
- irascible
- petulant
- querulous
- off-colored
- choleric
- bilious
- surly
- ill-natured
- grumpy
- disagreeable
- snarly
- peevish
- curmudgeonly
- ill-tempered
- snappish
- ill-humored
Strong:
- disputatious
- perverse
- fretful
- cross
- fiery
- quick-tempered
- scrappy
- fractious
- bellicose
- quarrelsome
- pouty
- tetchy
- prickly
- cranky
- argumentative
- stuffy
- sullen
- snappy
- crabby
- belligerent
- ratty
- snarky
- truculent
- short-tempered
- snippy
- raspy
- contentious
- snippety
- testy
- combative
- sulky
- bearish
- off-color
Weak:
Meaning of cross-grained
cross-grained (s)
difficult to deal with
of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
cross-grained Sentence Examples
- The woodworker struggled to plane the cross-grained board due to its irregular texture.
- The artist chose a cross-grained canvas to create a unique texture for their painting.
- The carpenter encountered difficulties when sanding the cross-grained surface of the table.
- The tailor found it challenging to cut fabric along the cross-grained pattern.
- The cross-grained nature of the material made it unsuitable for certain woodworking projects.
- The musician appreciated the cross-grained sound of the vintage guitar.
- Despite its cross-grained texture, the chef managed to tenderize the meat for a flavorful dish.
- The cross-grained texture of the paper provided an interesting backdrop for the artist's sketches.
- The cross-grained appearance of the stone added character to the building's facade.
- The furniture maker carefully selected wood with a cross-grained pattern for a rustic aesthetic.
FAQs About the word cross-grained
difficult to deal with, of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
ornery, waspish, dyspeptic,cantankerous, pettish, grouchy, irritable, pugnacious, crotchety, irascible
extraverted, agreeable, cordial, companionable, genial, extraverted, good-natured, outgoing,friendly, cordial
The woodworker struggled to plane the cross-grained board due to its irregular texture.
The artist chose a cross-grained canvas to create a unique texture for their painting.
The carpenter encountered difficulties when sanding the cross-grained surface of the table.
The tailor found it challenging to cut fabric along the cross-grained pattern.
