Cantankerous

/kænˈtæŋkəɹəs/

Synonyms for "cantankerous" (86 found)

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colloquial usagetemperament

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Collocations

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cantankerous attitudecantankerous moodcantankerous officialcantankerous reviewercantankerous temperamentcantankerous tone

Inflections

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more cantankerousmost cantankerous

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Sample sentences

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Tom is cantankerous.

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You're cantankerous.

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He is a violent, dangerous, cantankerous character, hated by everyone who comes across him.

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Tom isn't as cantankerous as he used to be.

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