Synonyms for "crankiness" (74 found)

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Closest matches (15)

aberrationabnormalityanomalyantagonismantipathybacklashbad humourbuffoonerycapricechevroncollisionconflictcontradictioncontraposition

Noun(1 words)

bad humour

Strong matches (22)

contrarietycussednessdeviationdissentdivergencedoglegeccentricityfatuityfollyfooleryfrictionfrivolityhairpinidiocyidiosyncrasyill humorimbecilityinanity

Noun(4 words)

contrarinesscrotchetinessgrumpinessill humor

Related words (37)

ineptitudeinsanityinterferenceirascibilityirregularitykicklunacymadnessmeannessmindlessnessmoodinessnonconformityoddityoppositionpeculiarityperversitypetulancereactionrecalcitrancerecoil

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renitencyrepercussionrepugnanceresistancerevoltsingularitystrangenessstupidityswitchbacktestinessthoughtlessnesstrivialityuglinesswhimsyzagzigzag

Noun(1 words)

owliness

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More general

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ill nature

derived from

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cranky

is a

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ill nature

related to

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cranky

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• нестабилност noun (state of being cranky)

Ottoman Turkish

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• خرچینلق noun (state of being cranky)

Serbo-Croatian

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• ćùdljivōst noun (state of being cranky)

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