Curmudgeon and Pollyanna

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Curmudgeon noun - An irritable and complaining person.

Usage example: only a curmudgeon would object to the nursing home's holiday decorations

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Pollyanna is an antonym for curmudgeon.

Nearby Word: curmudgeonly

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Curmudgeon is an antonym for Pollyanna.

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Pollyanna and Curmudgeon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curmudgeon/pollyanna

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