Synonyms for contrariness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being contrary
Forms
- Plural
- contrarinesses → grumpinesses, crankinesses, crotchetinesses, perversities…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contrariness | rising | |
| grumpiness | rising | |
| crankiness | rising | |
| crotchetiness | steady | |
| perversity | steady | |
| perverseness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- perversity4, grumpiness3, crankiness, oppugnance
- 12 letters
- perverseness
- 13 letters
- crotchetiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (perversity4 = 4 syllables).