Synonyms for Crotchety:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • crotchety.
  •cantankerous (adjective)
  • illhumored,
  • most ill humored,
  • ill humored,
  • more ill-humored,
  • most illhumored,
  • dis-agreeable,
  • more vinegarish,
  • obstinate,
  • more bearish,
  • more ill humored,
  • most vinegary,
  • badtempered,
  • bad tempered,
  • most ill-humored,
  • more vinegary,
  • most vinegarish,
  • ill-humored,
  • most bearish,
  • dis agreeable,
  • more illhumored.
  •capricious (adjective)
  • flighty,
  • mutable,
  • changeful,
  • yo-yo,
  • mercurial,
  • YOYO,
  • oddest,
  • up and down,
  • any way the wind blows.
  •crabby (adjective)
  • chuffiest,
  • more mumpish,
  • chuffier,
  • most mumpish.
  •crabby/crabbed (adjective)
  • mis anthropic,
  • more nastytempered,
  • gloomy,
  • most crabbed,
  • un sociable,
  • more splenetic,
  • more nasty-tempered,
  • most splenetic,
  • splenetic,
  • nasty tempered,
  • nastytempered,
  • most nasty-tempered,
  • more difficult,
  • mis-anthropic,
  • more nasty tempered,
  • most nasty tempered,
  • un-sociable,
  • most nastytempered.
  •cranky (adjective)
  • like bear,
  • quicktempered,
  • more bad-humored,
  • most cussed,
  • got on wrong side bed,
  • got up wrong side of bed,
  • got up on wrong side bed,
  • quick tempered,
  • hot tempered,
  • got up wrong side bed,
  • badhumored,
  • most bad-humored,
  • more bad humored,
  • got upon wrong side of bed,
  • bad humored,
  • more badhumored,
  • most badhumored,
  • most bad humored,
  • got wrong side bed,
  • got wrong side of bed,
  • got on wrong side of bed,
  • got upon wrong side bed,
  • out sorts,
  • more cussed.
  •cross (adjective)
  • more vexed,
  • most caviling,
  • more pettish,
  • more caviling,
  • most vexed,
  • out humor,
  • faultfinding,
  • most pettish.
  •fretful (adjective)
  • un easiest,
  • un-easier,
  • un easy,
  • un easier,
  • un-easiest,
  • worried,
  • wreckest.
  •grumpy (adjective)
  • more griping,
  • dis-satisfied,
  • grumbling,
  • dis satisfied,
  • most griping.
  •huffy (adjective)
  • more moping,
  • most moping,
  • ex asperated,
  • more irked,
  • more huffish,
  • more riled,
  • most nettled,
  • more piqued,
  • more exasperated,
  • most riled,
  • most exasperated,
  • more nettled,
  • miffed,
  • most piqued,
  • ex-asperated,
  • most irked,
  • most huffish.
  •ill-natured (adjective)
  • un friendlier,
  • un-friendly,
  • tempersome,
  • un kinder,
  • un-kinder,
  • most tempersome,
  • un pleasant,
  • dis obliging,
  • un friendliest,
  • un kind,
  • un-pleasant,
  • ill natured,
  • dis-obliging,
  • un-kind,
  • un-friendlier,
  • un-kindest,
  • illnatured,
  • un-friendliest,
  • more tempersome,
  • un kindest.
  •irritable (adjective)
  • Fretting,
  • fretful,
  • oversensitive,
  • easily offended.
  •irritable, often due to old age (adjective)
  • curmudgeonly,
  • difficult,
  • awkward,
  • unusual.
  •peevish (adjective)
  • more whining,
  • most growling,
  • most grousing,
  • ogrer,
  • fault finding,
  • most whining,
  • more out-of-sorts,
  • most out of sorts,
  • ogrest,
  • waspier,
  • most out-of-sorts,
  • waspiest,
  • more grousing,
  • more out of sorts,
  • more growling.
  •short-tempered (adjective)
  • more shortfused,
  • shortfused,
  • shorttempered,
  • more peckish,
  • more short-fused,
  • short tempered,
  • most short-fused,
  • most short fused,
  • most shortfused,
  • hot blooded,
  • most peckish,
  • more short fused.
  •testy (adjective)
  • thinskinned,
  • up tight,
  • thin skinned,
  • up-tight.
  •unfeeling (adjective)
  • more anesthetized,
  • Iron-hearted,
  • more deadened,
  • more sensationless,
  • un-emotional,
  • in-sensitive,
  • in-sensate,
  • un-cordial,
  • un cordial,
  • more ironhearted,
  • most unamiable,
  • most iron-hearted,
  • un amiable,
  • un-amiable,
  • in sensate,
  • more iron hearted,
  • un feeling,
  • un emotional,
  • thick skinned,
  • most deadened,
  • more uncordial,
  • in-animate,
  • in sensible,
  • un caring,
  • in sensitive,
  • most anesthetized,
  • more iron-hearted,
  • un-compassionate,
  • most uncordial,
  • most iron hearted,
  • un sympathetic,
  • in animate,
  • be numbed,
  • thickskinned,
  • un-caring,
  • un-feeling,
  • more unamiable,
  • in-sensible,
  • in human,
  • in-human,
  • un compassionate,
  • ex-acting,
  • cold blooded,
  • be-numbed,
  • more feelingless,
  • most sensationless,
  • most feelingless,
  • cold hearted,
  • ex acting,
  • most ironhearted,
  • iron hearted.

• n.

  •
  • hot-tempered,
  • sensitive.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • giddy,
  • unstable,
  • confined,
  • carping,
  • glum,
  • changeable,
  • whining,
  • choleric,
  • curious,
  • infatuated,
  • opinionative,
  • character,
  • extraordinary,
  • volatile,
  • uncivil,
  • quick-tempered,
  • unsteady,
  • cutting,
  • cruel,
  • Mean-spirited,
  • crabbed,
  • particular,
  • vexed,
  • blunt,
  • rude,
  • bad-humoured,
  • mean,
  • hot-blooded,
  • hidebound,
  • unyielding,
  • irritated,
  • rough,
  • murmuring,
  • stupid,
  • lugubrious,
  • grim,
  • case,
  • outlandish,
  • Fault-finding,
  • annoyed,
  • dreary,
  • funereal,
  • finicky,
  • oddity,
  • gruff,
  • comical,
  • currish,
  • impervious,
  • credulous,
  • antisocial,
  • positive,
  • weird,
  • unpleasant,
  • fussy,
  • impulsive,
  • flake,
  • abusive,
  • bitching,
  • unmatched,
  • finical,
  • hypersensitive,
  • bad,
  • in high dudgeon,
  • inconsistent,
  • laughable,
  • ludicrous,
  • inconsiderate,
  • grotesque,
  • raspy,
  • sombre,
  • fickle,
  • and Irish cranky,
  • fitful,
  • hypercritical,
  • stinging,
  • on edge,
  • intolerant,
  • besotted,
  • dogmatic,
  • fiery,
  • buggy,
  • brusque,
  • impracticable,
  • Snippety,
  • spiteful,
  • opinionated,
  • critical,
  • intractable,
  • Cavilling,
  • warped,
  • vicious,
  • unique,
  • Prepossessed,
  • unsociable,
  • ridiculous,
  • quaint,
  • skittish,
  • unpersuadable,
  • hysterical,
  • offbeat,
  • excitable,
  • hotheaded,
  • preposterous,
  • stiff-backed,
  • inconstant,
  • fantastical,
  • uncommon,
  • captious,
  • depressing,
  • bigoted,
  • unorthodox,
  • fanatical,
  • curt,
  • frivolous,
  • undependable,
  • dismal,
  • geek,
  • illiberal,
  • snippy,
  • caustic,
  • contentious,
  • censorious,
  • droll,
  • prejudiced,
  • obnoxious,
  • acrimonious,
  • Untractable,
  • type,
  • explosive,
  • over-particular,
  • Opinioned,
  • unreliable,
  • nasty,
  • Opinative,
  • criticizing,
  • Pouting,
  • unconformable,
  • dour,
  • biting,
  • acid,
  • sleeveless,
  • bluff,
  • snarky,
  • churlish,
  • conceited,
  • narrow-minded,
  • Piqued,
  • Opiniative,
  • stuffy,
  • bloody-minded,
  • variable,
  • unpredictable,
  • grumpish,
  • sulking,
  • querulous,
  • bad-natured,
  • bizarre,
  • brooding,
  • edgy,
  • ugly,
  • ill-humoured,
  • in a pique,
  • Opinionate,
  • irresolute,
  • Self-opinioned,
  • Hard-mouthed,
  • snappy,
  • acerb,
  • abrupt,
  • complaining,
  • incorrigible,
  • shirty,
  • prickly,
  • depressed.

Antonyms for Crotchety:

• adj.

  • irritable, often due to old age
    happy, nice, cheerful, pleasant.
  • Other antonyms:
    genial, normal, good-tempered, uncomplaining, cordial, natural, easygoing, sociable, regular, agreeable, amiable, stoic, companionable, good-natured, extroverted, patient, common, relaxed, well-disposed, obliging, sweet, forbearing, tolerant, ordinary, gregarious, friendly, long-suffering, outgoing, usual, customary, happy-go-lucky, understanding, carefree, affable.

Homophones for Crotchety:

• chartist, corticoid, choroid coat, charity shot, credit side, cerotic acid, crotchet.