Synonyms for scrappy
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Feisty — having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having an aggressive spirit; inclined to fight or strive.
He's a scrappy dog and will charge at you if you taunt him.
Related words
- Word family
- scrappily scrappiness
Example sentences
- aggressive They are a bunch of inept and aggressive cretins..
- feisty I think of them as feisty rather than uppity.
- pugnacious Sami was a pugnacious businessman.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scrappy | rising | |
| aggressive | rising | |
| feisty | rising | |
| pugnacious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- feisty2
- 10 letters
- aggressive3, pugnacious3
- 12 letters
- disconnected4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feisty2 = 2 syllables).