What are some opposite words for cantankerous?
Antonyms for cantankerous
kænˈtæŋ kər əscan·tan·ker·ous
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term cantankerous.
Princeton's WordNet
bloody-minded, cantankerousadjective
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
Antonyms:
docile, good-naturedSynonyms:
bloodthirsty, ornery, crotchety, sanguinary, bloody-mindedcantankerous, crotchety, orneryadjective
having a difficult and contrary disposition
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
Antonyms:
good-natured, docileSynonyms:
crotchety, ornery, bloody-minded
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
cantankerousadjective
Synonyms:
perverse, contumacious, contentious, headstrong, contrary
How to use cantankerous in a sentence?
If you don’t want to be cantankerous, don’t feed your temper, or multiply incidents of anger. Suppress the first impulse to be angry, then begin to count the days on which you don’t get mad.
Chuang-tzu, On Leveling All Things:
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#66707 | docile | |
#104168 | cantankerous |
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