What is another word for cantankerousness?
Pronunciation:
[ kantˈaŋkəɹəsnəs], [ kantˈaŋkəɹəsnəs], [ k_a_n_t_ˈa_ŋ_k_ə_ɹ_ə_s_n_ə_s]
Synonyms for Cantankerousness:
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n.
• argumentativeness • difficulty- adversity ,
- arduousness ,
- complexity ,
- complication ,
- contrariness ,
- cumbersomeness ,
- difficulty ,
- formidability ,
- fussiness ,
- hardness ,
- harshness ,
- knottiness ,
- onerousness ,
- oppressiveness ,
- ordeal ,
- roughness ,
- severity ,
- strenuousness ,
- stressfulness ,
- ticklishness ,
- tightness ,
- toughness ,
- trickiness ,
- wearisomeness ,
- wearying .
- Bearishness ,
- Churlishness ,
- Crustiness ,
- Prickliness ,
- acerbity ,
- acidity ,
- acrimony ,
- bellicosity ,
- bitchiness ,
- bitterness ,
- causticity ,
- crabbedness ,
- crankiness ,
- irritability ,
- peevishness ,
- pettiness ,
- petulance ,
- spitefulness .
Other relevant words:
- abrasiveness ,
- abruptness ,
- accommodate ,
- acidulousness ,
- adamance ,
- aggravation ,
- aggravator ,
- aggression ,
- aggressiveness ,
- agree ,
- angriness ,
- anneal ,
- annoying ,
- antagonism ,
- asperity ,
- austereness ,
- awkwardness ,
- badness ,
- beastliness ,
- bellicoseness ,
- belligerency ,
- bicker ,
- bickering ,
- biliousness ,
- binge ,
- bitter ,
- black bile ,
- blowup ,
- bm ,
- bodily fluid ,
- body fluid ,
- bother ,
- botheration ,
- bout ,
- brood ,
- bruise ,
- buck ,
- bullheadedness ,
- burdensomeness ,
- burst ,
- bust ,
- cacoethes ,
- callosity ,
- callousness ,
- case ,
- cattiness ,
- chafe ,
- character reference ,
- charge ,
- chasten ,
- check ,
- choler ,
- choppiness ,
- circumstance ,
- climate ,
- climb ,
- closeness ,
- compactness ,
- complexness ,
- complicatedness ,
- concentration ,
- conform to ,
- conniption ,
- consideration ,
- constriction ,
- continuity ,
- convulsion ,
- correspond ,
- craze ,
- crotchetiness ,
- crudeness ,
- cruelness ,
- cruelty ,
- cult ,
- curtness ,
- dark ,
- defiance ,
- delirium ,
- denseness ,
- density ,
- deplumate ,
- deplume ,
- difficultness ,
- discipline ,
- discomfort ,
- disembodied spirit ,
- disorderliness ,
- displume ,
- disposal ,
- distemper ,
- dither ,
- duskiness ,
- eccentric ,
- effusion ,
- emotional state ,
- emotionlessness ,
- enmity ,
- equip ,
- erinyes ,
- estrus ,
- eumenides ,
- excitableness ,
- excitation ,
- exhausting ,
- experimental condition ,
- fad ,
- faeces ,
- fastness ,
- fecal matter ,
- feces ,
- feel ,
- feeling ,
- ferocity ,
- fiber ,
- fibre ,
- fictional character ,
- fictitious character ,
- fierceness ,
- fill ,
- fire up ,
- firmness of purpose ,
- fit out ,
- fixity ,
- fixture ,
- flap ,
- flare-up ,
- flavor ,
- flavour ,
- fractiousness ,
- frenzy ,
- fret ,
- fulfil ,
- fulfill ,
- full ,
- furiousness ,
- furore ,
- fuss ,
- gall ,
- ghastliness ,
- gibe ,
- gloom ,
- go ,
- graph ,
- grapheme ,
- graphic symbol ,
- grizzle ,
- grudge ,
- gruesomeness ,
- gruffness ,
- gush ,
- hackles ,
- hard knocks ,
- harden ,
- hardship ,
- heart ,
- heat energy ,
- heat up ,
- heating ,
- heating plant ,
- heating system ,
- heaviness ,
- high temperature ,
- hot up ,
- hotness ,
- huff ,
- huffishness ,
- humour ,
- hurt ,
- huskiness ,
- hysteria ,
- ignite ,
- ill will ,
- immobility ,
- impassiveness ,
- impassivity ,
- inclemency ,
- inclination ,
- indentation ,
- indifference ,
- inflame ,
- inflexibleness ,
- infliction ,
- injure ,
- innervation ,
- insensibility ,
- inspirit ,
- insubordination ,
- intent ,
- intractableness ,
- intransigency ,
- ira ,
- jaundice ,
- jibe ,
- lather ,
- lien ,
- life ,
- lineament ,
- liquid body substance ,
- littleness ,
- liveliness ,
- look ,
- love ,
- lugubriousness ,
- luridness ,
- madness ,
- malevolency ,
- malice ,
- maliciousness ,
- malignity ,
- mania ,
- match ,
- meet ,
- melancholic ,
- militance ,
- militancy ,
- minginess ,
- modality ,
- mode ,
- moderate ,
- mollify ,
- mount ,
- nastiness ,
- nefariousness ,
- niggardliness ,
- normalize ,
- obstinance ,
- oestrus ,
- offend ,
- oppression ,
- ordure ,
- orneriness ,
- outfit ,
- pain ,
- pain in the ass ,
- pain in the neck ,
- paroxysm ,
- parsimoniousness ,
- parsimony ,
- part ,
- passionateness ,
- perseverance ,
- perseveration ,
- persona ,
- pettishness ,
- phlegm ,
- pique ,
- pitting ,
- pluck ,
- pother ,
- precondition ,
- predisposition ,
- primed ,
- provocation ,
- pull ,
- puniness ,
- purport ,
- qualify ,
- quality ,
- quick temper ,
- raggedness ,
- ramification ,
- ramp ,
- rancor ,
- rancour ,
- rascality ,
- recalcitrancy ,
- reference ,
- rent ,
- resoluteness ,
- resolution ,
- resolve ,
- restlessness ,
- rigidity ,
- rigidness ,
- rigor ,
- rigorousness ,
- rigour ,
- rigourousness ,
- rip ,
- rise ,
- role ,
- rough water ,
- rowdiness ,
- rowdyism ,
- ruggedness ,
- rupture ,
- rut ,
- sadness ,
- satisfy ,
- scene ,
- scratchiness ,
- season ,
- secureness ,
- see red ,
- seeing red ,
- self-will ,
- sense of humor ,
- sensibility ,
- sensitiveness ,
- set ,
- severeness ,
- shadow ,
- shape ,
- shiftiness ,
- shoot ,
- shoot down ,
- short temper ,
- shortness ,
- slightness ,
- slipperiness ,
- smallness ,
- smell ,
- snag ,
- snap ,
- somber ,
- somberness ,
- sombre ,
- sombreness ,
- soreness ,
- soundness ,
- sour ,
- spat ,
- specify ,
- spirit up ,
- split ,
- sprightliness ,
- squabble ,
- stamina ,
- stationariness ,
- status ,
- staying power ,
- steadiness ,
- stiffness ,
- stipulate ,
- stipulation ,
- stir up ,
- stodginess ,
- stoicism ,
- stolidness ,
- stool ,
- storm ,
- stringency ,
- strings ,
- suit ,
- sulk ,
- swarthiness ,
- sweat ,
- swither ,
- tally ,
- tautness ,
- teardrop ,
- tenaciousness ,
- tendency ,
- term ,
- theatrical role ,
- thorniness ,
- tightfistedness ,
- tiring ,
- tone ,
- tortuousness ,
- train ,
- trial by ordeal ,
- triviality ,
- trouble ,
- tumultuous disturbance ,
- type ,
- unalterability ,
- unemotionality ,
- unfeelingness ,
- unmanageableness ,
- unruliness ,
- unwieldiness ,
- unyieldingness ,
- vehemence ,
- venom ,
- vexation ,
- vileness ,
- violence ,
- volatility ,
- wake ,
- warmth ,
- wearing ,
- wickedness ,
- wildness ,
- willfulness ,
- wit ,
- witticism ,
- wittiness ,
- wound ,
- wrath .
- Contumaciousness ,
- anger ,
- bloody-mindedness ,
- brusqueness ,
- character ,
- condition ,
- contentiousness ,
- contumacy ,
- cussedness ,
- disposition ,
- doggedness ,
- excitability ,
- firmness ,
- fixedness ,
- frowardness ,
- humor ,
- inflexibility ,
- intractability ,
- intransigence ,
- irritation ,
- mood ,
- mulishness ,
- nature ,
- obduracy ,
- obstinateness ,
- persistence ,
- persistency ,
- pertinaciousness ,
- pertinacity ,
- perverseness ,
- perversity ,
- pigheadedness ,
- quarrelsomeness ,
- rebelliousness ,
- recalcitrance ,
- refractoriness ,
- snappiness ,
- snappishness ,
- spirit ,
- spite ,
- spleen ,
- stolidity ,
- stubbornness ,
- stuffiness ,
- temper ,
- temperament ,
- tenacity ,
- testiness ,
- tetchiness ,
- ugliness ,
- uncooperativeness ,
- waspishness ,
- wilfulness .
How to use "Cantankerousness" in context?
Cantankerousness is an often unpleasant personality trait that manifests as irritability, anger, and a constant need to be right. People who are cantankerous are often grumpy and disorganized, and find it difficult to cooperate with others. They may also be impulsive and demanding, and difficult to get along with. Cantankerousness can be a sign of underlying anger or frustration, and can be a predictor of mental health problems.
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