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