crotchety Antonyms
Strongest:
- sweet
- good-natured
- sociable
- sweet
- gregarious
- cordial
- affable
- companionable
- extraverted
- friendly
- extroverted
- agreeable
- extroverted
- amiable
- sociable
- outgoing
- good-natured
- friendly
- genial
- gregarious
- agreeable
- companionable
- extraverted
- affable
- genial
- amiable
- cordial
- outgoing
Strong:
- tolerant
- forbearing
- tolerant
- relaxed
- easygoing
- forbearing
- well-disposed
- stoical
- stoic
- long-suffering
- patient
- relaxed
- easygoing
- good-tempered
- patient
- carefree
- carefree
- stoic
- well-disposed
- stoical
- good-tempered
- long-suffering
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- waspish
- cranky
- peevish
- irascible
- cantankerous
- ornery
- petulant
- snippy
- passionate
- raspy
- ratty
- out-of-humor
- snarky
- sensitive
- choleric
- prickly
- testy
- grumpy
- cross
- crabby
- snappish
- pettish
- curmudgeonly
- short-tempered
- grouchy
- fiery
- out-of-sorts
- stuffy
Weak:
- off-color
- short
- off-colored
- touchy
- contentious
- pugnacious
- tetchy
- bearish
- bilious
- belligerent
- ill-natured
- fretful
- disagreeable
- snappy
- fractious
- pouty
- quick-tempered
- quarrelsome
- bellicose
- huffy
- sulky
- perverse
- ill-tempered
- disputatious
- snarly
- truculent
- ill-humored
- sullen
- argumentative
- scrappy
- combative
- surly
- querulous
- snippety
- cross-grained
- dyspeptic
Meaning of crotchety
crotchety (s)
having a difficult and contrary disposition
FAQs About the word crotchety
having a difficult and contrary disposition
irritable, waspish, cranky, peevish, irascible, cantankerous, ornery, petulant, snippy, passionate
sweet, good-natured, sociable, sweet, gregarious, cordial, affable, companionable, extraverted, friendly
The crotchety old man shook his cane at the noisy children playing outside his window.
Despite his crotchety demeanor, he had a soft spot for his grandchildren.
The crotchety neighbor complained about every little noise that disturbed his peace.
She became increasingly crotchety as she aged, preferring solitude to social gatherings.
