Similar Words

— canting
— container
— contemptuous
— contend
— contend with
— content
— contented
— contention
— contentious
— contents
— continence
— continent
— contingency
— contingent
— continual
— continue
— continued
— continuous
— continuously
— contumacious
— ill-natured
— obstinate
— stubborn
— unregenerate

Misspelling

antankerous, caantaankerous, camtamkerous, canntannkerous, cantancerous, cantanckerous, cantankeerous, cantankeroous, cantankerou, cantankerouss, cantankerouus, cantankerouz, cantankerrous, cantankeruos, cantankkerous, canttankerous, ccantankerous, kantankerous

Cantankerous — synonyms, definition

1. cantankerous (a)

25 synonyms

angry bothered churlish complaining contumacious crabby cranky cross cynical disagreeable disobedient fractious grouchy grumpy ill-humored ill-natured irascible irritable peevish perverse • • •

2. cantankerous (Verb)

7 synonyms

crabby cross disagreeable ill-natured ill-tempered irritable testy

3. cantankerous (Adjective)

3 synonyms

bloody-minded crotchety ornery

2 definitions

cantankerous (Adjective) — Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate. ex. "unions...have never been as cantankerous about demarcation as the shipbuilders"

cantankerous (Adjective) — Having a difficult and contrary disposition. ex. "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"