Cantankerous and Exuberant

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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

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Exuberant is an antonym for cantankerous.

Exuberant adjective - Joyously unrestrained.

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Cantankerous is an antonym for exuberant.

Nearby Words: exuberance, exuberantly, exuberating

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Exuberant and Cantankerous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cantankerous/exuberant

Cantankerous & Exuberant. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cantankerous/exuberant>.

Exuberant or Cantankerous. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cantankerous/exuberant.

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