Synonyms for surliness
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Noun
1. Temper
temper, irritability, peevishness, biliousness, pettishness, snappishness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being surly.
Forms
- Plural
- surlinesses → tempers, irritabilities, peevishnesses, biliousnesses…
Example sentences
- temper There's no need to get so angry. Keep your temper.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| surliness | rising | |
| temper | rising | |
| irritability | rising | |
| peevishness | rising | |
| biliousness | steady | |
| sullenness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- temper2
- 10 letters
- sullenness
- 11 letters
- peevishness, biliousness, pettishness
- 12 letters
- irritability6, snappishness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (temper2 = 2 syllables).