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
Contrary is a synonym for cantankerous in difficult topic. In some cases you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Cantankerous", when it comes to topics like bad-tempered, argumentative.
Contrary
Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.
Cantankerous is a synonym for contrary in perverse topic. Sometimes you can use "Cantankerous" instead an adjective "Contrary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and cantankerous
- obstinate and contrary
- stubborn and cantankerous
- stubborn and contrary
- awkward and cantankerous
- awkward and contrary
- difficult and cantankerous
- difficult and contrary
- disagreeable and cantankerous
- disagreeable and contrary
- perverse and cantankerous
- perverse and contrary
- uncooperative and cantankerous
- uncooperative and contrary
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