What is another word for malcontent?
480 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ mˈalkəntˌɛnt], [ mˈalkəntˌɛnt], [ m_ˈa_l_k_ə_n_t_ˌɛ_n_t]
Malcontent is a word that describes a person who is constantly dissatisfied or unhappy, often causing trouble or unrest. Some synonyms that can be used to describe a malcontent include dissatisfied, disgruntled, discontented, disapproving, critical, and complaining. Other suitable alternatives are restive, rebellious, insubordinate, mutinous, and unruly, which all suggest a tendency toward disobedience and resistance to authority. In a less negative light, a malcontent can also be referred to as a contrarian, gadfly, or provocateur, who challenges the status quo and seeks to inspire change or debate. Overall, the word malcontent implies a sense of discontent or rebelliousness that can manifest in various forms and contexts.
Synonyms for Malcontent:
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adj.
• discontent- anguished ,
- anxious ,
- bored ,
- cheerless ,
- cross ,
- despondent ,
- disapproving ,
- discomposed ,
- discontent ,
- displeased ,
- disquieted ,
- dissident ,
- exasperated ,
- fed up ,
- frustrated ,
- gloomy ,
- irreconcilable ,
- irritated ,
- joyless ,
- miserable ,
- non-satisfied ,
- restless ,
- sour ,
- teed off ,
- ticked off ,
- uncomfortable ,
- uneasy ,
- unhappy ,
- wretched .
- be wailing ,
- be-wailing ,
- dis approving ,
- dis-approving ,
- more accusing ,
- more bewailing ,
- more charging ,
- more deploring ,
- more disapproving ,
- more dissenting ,
- more moaning ,
- more mourning ,
- more murmuring ,
- more protesting ,
- more regretting ,
- more repining ,
- more whining ,
- most accusing ,
- most bewailing ,
- most charging ,
- most deploring ,
- most disapproving ,
- most dissenting ,
- most moaning ,
- most mourning ,
- most murmuring ,
- most protesting ,
- most regretting ,
- most repining ,
- most whining ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-testing ,
- re pining ,
- re-pining .
- dis affected ,
- dis content ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis-affected ,
- dis-content ,
- dis-pleased ,
- dis-quieted ,
- ex asperated ,
- ex-asperated ,
- more disquieted ,
- more exasperated ,
- more griping ,
- more kvetching ,
- more malcontented ,
- more ungratified ,
- more vexed ,
- most discontented ,
- most disquieted ,
- most exasperated ,
- most griping ,
- most kvetching ,
- most malcontented ,
- most ungratified ,
- most vexed ,
- un gratified ,
- un-gratified ,
- up-set .
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n.
• agitator- Leftists ,
- adjy ,
- disrupter ,
- disrupters ,
- dogmatist ,
- dogmatists ,
- fomenter ,
- inciter ,
- leftist ,
- malcontents ,
- mover ,
- movers ,
- provocateur ,
- provocateurs ,
- reformer ,
- reformers ,
- revisionist ,
- revisionists ,
- revolutionaries ,
- ringleader ,
- sparkplug ,
- wave maker .
- de solation ,
- de solations ,
- de-solation ,
- de-solations ,
- dis approval ,
- dis approvals ,
- dis comfort ,
- dis comforts ,
- dis favor ,
- dis favors ,
- dis inclination ,
- dis inclinations ,
- dis liking ,
- dis likings ,
- dis may ,
- dis mays ,
- dis pleasure ,
- dis pleasures ,
- dis quiet ,
- dis quiets ,
- dis relish ,
- dis relishes ,
- dis satisfaction ,
- dis satisfactions ,
- dis taste ,
- dis tastes ,
- dis tress ,
- dis tresses ,
- dis-approval ,
- dis-approvals ,
- dis-comfort ,
- dis-comforts ,
- dis-favor ,
- dis-favors ,
- dis-inclination ,
- dis-inclinations ,
- dis-liking ,
- dis-likings ,
- dis-may ,
- dis-mays ,
- dis-pleasure ,
- dis-pleasures ,
- dis-quiet ,
- dis-quiets ,
- dis-relish ,
- dis-relishes ,
- dis-satisfaction ,
- dis-satisfactions ,
- dis-taste ,
- dis-tastes ,
- dis-tress ,
- dis-tresses ,
- dislikings ,
- fretfulnesses ,
- in disposition ,
- in dispositions ,
- in-disposition ,
- in-dispositions ,
- malcontentments ,
- querulousnesses ,
- un easiness ,
- un-easiness ,
- un-easinesses .
- different breeds ,
- dis sentient ,
- dis sentients ,
- dis-sentient ,
- dis-sentients ,
- fish out water ,
- mis believer ,
- mis believers ,
- mis-believer ,
- mis-believers ,
- misbelievers ,
- night people ,
- night persons ,
- non conformist ,
- non conformists ,
- non-conformists ,
- offbeats .
Other synonyms:
- complaining ,
- rebel .
Other relevant words:
• backward
• complainer
• grumbler
• instigator
• noun
- Anarch ,
- Censurer ,
- Complaintful ,
- Crabbing ,
- Fault-finder ,
- Frondeur ,
- Gloomy Gus ,
- Griper ,
- Griping ,
- Grouser ,
- Malcontented ,
- Revolter ,
- Sorehead ,
- agent provocateur ,
- alienated ,
- anarchist ,
- annoyed ,
- bad-tempered ,
- beefing ,
- bellyacher ,
- bellyaching ,
- bitching ,
- brawler ,
- browned off ,
- cassandra ,
- cheesed off ,
- complainant ,
- complainer ,
- contrary ,
- contumacious ,
- crab ,
- crabby ,
- crank ,
- cranky ,
- croaker ,
- croaking ,
- cynic ,
- dampener ,
- damper ,
- defiant ,
- demagogue ,
- disaffected ,
- disaffection ,
- disappointed ,
- disappointment ,
- discontented ,
- discontentment ,
- dislike ,
- disobedient ,
- displeasure ,
- disquiet ,
- dissatisfaction ,
- dissatisfy ,
- dissenter ,
- dissentient ,
- distaste ,
- envious ,
- estranged ,
- exacting ,
- exigent ,
- extremist ,
- factious ,
- faultfinder ,
- faultfinding ,
- firebrand ,
- gadfly ,
- gossip-monger ,
- griever ,
- grouchy ,
- grousing ,
- growler ,
- growling ,
- grumbler ,
- grumbling ,
- grump ,
- grumpy ,
- hypercritical ,
- ill-affected ,
- ill-humoured ,
- ill-tempered ,
- incendiary ,
- instigator ,
- insubordinate ,
- insurgent ,
- insurrectionary ,
- insurrectionist ,
- job's comforter ,
- kicker ,
- killjoy ,
- kvetch ,
- lamenter ,
- maverick ,
- meddler ,
- mischief-maker ,
- misery ,
- moody ,
- mourner ,
- murmuring ,
- mutineer ,
- mutinous ,
- mutterer ,
- muttering ,
- nonconformist ,
- out of humor ,
- peeved ,
- peevish ,
- person ,
- pessimist ,
- petulant ,
- picklepuss ,
- prophet of doom ,
- put out ,
- querulant ,
- querulous ,
- rabble-rouser ,
- radical ,
- reactionary ,
- reactionist ,
- rebellious ,
- recalcitrant ,
- resentful ,
- restive ,
- revolutionary ,
- revolutionist ,
- rioter ,
- scandalmonger ,
- seditious ,
- soul ,
- sourpuss ,
- spoilsport ,
- stormy petrel ,
- subversive ,
- sulky ,
- sullen ,
- testy ,
- traitor ,
- troublemaker ,
- unaccepting ,
- unaccommodating ,
- unfulfilled ,
- ungovernable ,
- ungoverned ,
- unruly ,
- vexed ,
- wet blanket ,
- whiner ,
- whiny .
- Unassuaged ,
- disgruntled ,
- dissatisfied ,
- ennuied ,
- fed-up ,
- kvetching ,
- troublemaking ,
- unappeased ,
- ungratified ,
- unsated ,
- up set .
- LIBERALS ,
- crosspatch ,
- curmudgeon ,
- curmudgeons ,
- different breed ,
- disectarian ,
- dissentients ,
- experientialist ,
- experimenter ,
- experimenters ,
- faultfinders ,
- fretfulness ,
- growlers ,
- independents ,
- individual ,
- lamentation ,
- malcontentment ,
- misbeliever ,
- moaner ,
- moaners ,
- mortal ,
- night person ,
- non-conformist ,
- overthrower ,
- party pooper ,
- querulousness ,
- recreants ,
- rioters ,
- secessionist ,
- secessionists ,
- seditionist ,
- seditionists ,
- separatist ,
- somebody ,
- someone ,
- subverter ,
- swinger ,
- swingers ,
- whiners .
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How to use "Malcontent" in context?
There is no one definition of "malcontent" that everyone would agree upon. For some, it might mean someone who is unhappy with their current situation or who feels like they are not being given a fair chance or opportunity. For others, it might mean someone who is angry and resentful towards others or who is constantly challenging or critiquing authority figures. Regardless of what people might typically think of as "malcontent," there is no denying that this type of attitude and behavior can be very harmful and disruptive.
There are many reasons why someone might become disgruntled with their life or situation.
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