grumpiness (Meaning)
grumpiness (n)
a fussy and eccentric disposition
Synonyms & Antonyms of grumpiness
Synonyms:
- perversity
- exasperation
- rudeness
- crotchetiness
- waspishness
- crankiness
- grouchiness
- rage
- wrath
- anger
- choler
- sensitivity
- aggression
- hostility
- irascibility
- indignation
- crossness
- fury
- petulance
- huffiness
- surliness
- pettishness
- peevishness
- perverseness
- testiness
- biliousness
- aggressiveness
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- feistiness
- quarrelsomeness
- dyspepsia
- fight
- unfriendliness
- belligerency
- disagreeableness
- disputatiousness
- passion
- truculence
- rancor
- fierceness
- oversensitiveness
- scrappiness
- pugnaciousness
- truculency
- antipathy
- fretfulness
- orneriness
- spleen
- contentiousness
- antagonism
- combativeness
- bellicosity
- curmudgeonliness
- contrariness
- touchiness
- crustiness
- irascibleness
- pugnacity
- sulkiness
- supersensitivity
- belligerence
- jaundice
- cantankerousness
- fussiness
- animosity
- querulousness
Antonyms:
grumpiness Sentence Examples
- Emily's grumpiness was palpable, casting a shadow over the morning meeting.
- The elderly man's grumpiness had become a daily routine, to the dismay of his family.
- The doctor attributed his patient's grumpiness to a lack of sleep and stress.
- The teacher struggled to manage the class, as their collective grumpiness disrupted the lesson.
- Sally's grumpiness stemmed from her frustration with the delayed delivery.
- Tom's grumpiness vanished when he received the good news he had been waiting for.
- The grumpy customer complained incessantly about the service, much to the waiter's dismay.
- Despite their grumpiness, the couple held each other close, finding solace in their shared misery.
- The cat expressed its grumpiness by hissing and batting at the intruder.
- The grumpiness of the neighbors made it difficult to enjoy the otherwise peaceful neighborhood.
FAQs About the word grumpiness
a fussy and eccentric disposition
irritability, irritableness, perversity, exasperation, rudeness, crotchetiness, waspishness,crankiness, grouchiness, rage
cordiality, friendliness, forbearance, understanding, affability, sociability, forbearance, long-suffering,tolerance, patience
Emily's grumpiness was palpable, casting a shadow over the morning meeting.
The elderly man's grumpiness had become a daily routine, to the dismay of his family.
The doctor attributed his patient's grumpiness to a lack of sleep and stress.
The teacher struggled to manage the class, as their collective grumpiness disrupted the lesson.
