Cantankerous and Cheery
Opposite meaning words
Cantankerous
Cantankerous adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Usage example: a cantankerous old woman who insisted that nothing should ever be allowed to change
Cheery is an antonym for cantankerous.
Cheery
Cheery adjective - Having or showing a good mood or disposition.
Cantankerous is an antonym for cheery.
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Cheery and Cantankerous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cantankerous/cheery
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Cheery or Cantankerous. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cantankerous/cheery.
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