grumpiness (Meaning)
grumpiness (n)
a fussy and eccentric disposition
Synonyms & Antonyms of grumpiness
Synonyms:
- fury
- testiness
- surliness
- perverseness
- grouchiness
- wrath
- petulance
- aggression
- pettishness
- crotchetiness
- aggressiveness
- indignation
- biliousness
- sensitivity
- anger
- rudeness
- crossness
- perversity
- crankiness
- huffiness
- exasperation
- choler
- hostility
- peevishness
- waspishness
- rage
- irascibility
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- quarrelsomeness
- animosity
- jaundice
- feistiness
- dyspepsia
- oversensitiveness
- rancor
- belligerence
- bellicosity
- fight
- truculency
- contentiousness
- curmudgeonliness
- sulkiness
- fussiness
- unfriendliness
- querulousness
- fierceness
- disputatiousness
- orneriness
- crustiness
- fretfulness
- contrariness
- spleen
- pugnaciousness
- belligerency
- cantankerousness
- combativeness
- pugnacity
- antipathy
- antagonism
- supersensitivity
- scrappiness
- touchiness
- disagreeableness
- passion
- truculence
- irascibleness
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, fury, testiness, surliness, perverseness, grouchiness, wrath, petulance, aggression
geniality, tolerance, sociability, cordiality, forbearance,tolerance, geniality, friendliness, patience, affability
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.
