Synonyms for grumpy
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Dissatisfied and irritable.
The old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.
Related words
- Phrases
- grumpy pants
Example sentences
- cranky Tom is going to be very cranky if Mary does that.
- surly The food was horrible, and the waiter, surly.
- grouchy Tom said that Mary was likely to still be grouchy.
- crabby Tom has been really crabby today.
- disgruntled Tom Jackson was shot by a disgruntled former disciple.
By length
- 4 letters
- owly
- 5 letters
- cross1, fussy2, surly2, testy2
- 6 letters
- cranky2, sullen2, crabby2, morose2
- 7 letters
- grouchy2, fretful2, peevish2, crabbed1
- 8 letters
- petulant3, choleric3
- 9 letters
- irritable4, irascible4, truculent3, querulous3, splenetic
- 11 letters
- disgruntled3
- 12 letters
- cantankerous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fussy2 = 2 syllables).