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cantankerous
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Given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature
Characterized by stubbornness or an unwillingness to change
Lacking social grace, elegance or charm
Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous
Bad or harmful in nature
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Adjective
▲
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered nature
irritable
cranky
cross
grumpy
irascible
testy
critical
fractious
grouchy
peevish
petulant
ratty
surly
touchy
argumentative
choleric
crabby
huffy
prickly
shirty
snappy
bilious
chippy
crabbed
difficult
disagreeable
dyspeptic
narky
obstinate
ornery
perverse
pettish
quarrelsome
shrewish
snappish
sour
splenetic
truculent
captious
contrary
crotchety
crusty
curmudgeonly
eggy
peckish
peppery
soreheaded
stroppy
tetchy
uncooperative
bearish
liverish
miffy
morose
scratchy
snaky
stuffy
waspish
waxy
acid
arsey
awkward
dour
vinegarish
vinegary
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
hot-tempered
ill-humoured
UK
ill-natured
quick-tempered
short-tempered
ill-humored
US
short-fused
cross-grained
on a short fuse
as cross as two sticks
bloody-minded
like a bear with a sore head
sullen
fiery
sulky
querulous
moody
churlish
hostile
bellicose
mean
confrontational
snippy
aggressive
belligerent
impatient
antagonistic
angry
combative
scrappy
snarky
bitter
contentious
pugnacious
snippety
brusque
unfriendly
gruff
disputatious
raspy
feisty
fretful
nasty
complaining
curt
edgy
militant
harsh
spiteful
agonistic
warlike
out of sorts
fierce
glum
temperamental
discordant
uptight
rude
in a bad mood
threatening
whingy
assaultive
miserable
inhospitable
volatile
scowling
rancorous
acrimonious
cussed
grumbling
gladiatorial
thin-skinned
brawly
unkind
whingeing
venomous
unpleasant
out of humor
sorehead
unsociable
mardy
vicious
snarling
malicious
litigious
glowering
ungracious
malevolent
recalcitrant
sharp
stern
refractory
vindictive
froward
hotheaded
discontented
cavilling
UK
severe
caviling
US
unhelpful
on edge
defiant
mean-spirited
ferocious
hateful
bolshie
obstreperous
whining
unsmiling
catty
malignant
inconsiderate
short
abusive
annoyed
contumacious
resentful
disobliging
gloomy
sensitive
blunt
oppugnant
tense
poisonous
exasperated
intractable
discourteous
vitriolic
impolite
saturnine
rebellious
frowning
fussy
in a mood
out of temper
waspy
whiny
wilful
hot-blooded
contrarious
menacing
mumpish
disobedient
passionate
balky
brooding
inimical
willful
stubborn
unsympathetic
forbidding
pouty
uncongenial
wayward
disgruntled
humourless
UK
humorless
US
indignant
moping
pigheaded
unreasonable
wrathful
snarly
tooshie
malign
opinionated
pouting
controversial
tart
unruly
fault-finding
displeased
ireful
thrawn
filthy
ugly
bickering
carping
adversarial
salty
trying
uncivil
headstrong
obdurate
abrupt
uncharitable
mulish
offensive
hard
huffish
furious
loudmouthed
unmanageable
foul
cheerless
mopey
cynical
polemical
piqued
viperous
cruel
polemic
rough
oversensitive
tough
acrid
troublesome
grim
challenging
excitable
aggers
bad
dissentient
ill-mannered
hurtful
dark
grousing
acerbic
spoiling for a fight
having got out of bed the wrong side
aggrieved
bull-headed
have chip on shoulder
hot-headed
have a bone to pick
out of humour
aggravated
self-willed
violent
boorish
on the warpath
factious
obstructive
ticklish
censorious
pertinacious
antipathetic
louring
disapproving
disputative
dissatisfied
uncontrollable
hot
flip
ardent
wrangling
irate
insubordinate
wild
battling
bristly
intimidating
inflammable
cutting
biffo
annoying
caustic
iracund
iracundulous
fighting
biting
unresponsive
negative
tiresome
at loggerheads
on the outs
have it in for
adverse
sarcastic
foreboding
having a chip on one's shoulder
hot under the collar
acerb
easily upset
evil-minded
sharp-tongued
having got out of bed on the wrong side
abrasive
moaning
rotten
flinty
steely
uninviting
intransigent
vexed
callous
serious
unapproachable
formidable
terse
envenomed
taciturn
ungovernable
sombre
UK
stony
somber
US
unfeeling
galling
brutal
hypercritical
jumpy
nagging
unaccommodating
insensitive
irritated
austere
lowering
solemn
grave
provocative
joyless
criticizing
US
virulent
irked
pitiless
comfortless
contemptible
atrabilious
base
obnoxious
grumbly
impetuous
misanthropic
dissentious
vile
snide
impulsive
rebel
crybaby
vexatious
warring
strident
untoward
faultfinding
wretched
uncommunicative
sore
restive
savage
capricious
spiky
hard-nosed
incompliant
recusant
wounding
spunky
renitent
mean-looking
disagreeing
hasty
pervicacious
delinquent
growling
griping
fretting
childish
chuffy
easily offended
brawling
crying
criticising
UK
stiff-necked
looking for trouble
incorrigible
foul-tempered
up in arms
demanding
disruptive
pig-headed
enraged
nasty-tempered
out-of-sorts
hate-filled
ready to fight
destructive
embittered
inharmonious
mighty
disrespectful
scornful
vehement
scathing
choked
narked
restless
grudging
apt to fly off the handle
tempersome
negativistic
psychopathic
sober
pessimistic
plaintive
murmuring
wicked
jaundiced
pernicious
bellyaching
owly
beefing
ungenerous
zowerswopped
acute
Eeyorish
malcontent
hypersensitive
unindulgent
passive-aggressive
unhappy
objectionable
bad-humored
emotional
offended
toey
like a bear
naysaying
perversely irritable
perturbable
got up on wrong side of bed
spirited
scolding
ructious
tempestuous
arguesome
smileless
mopish
determined
unmannerly
dissenting
quarreling
US
quarrelling
UK
bemoaning
whimpering
wailing
deploring
lamenting
courageous
ominous
impassioned
turbulent
war
ill
plucky
evil-intentioned
dissident
nonconformist
paradoxical
contrariant
nonconforming
quick to anger
pushy
backbiting
cattish
highly strung
frightening
wound up
peeved
dejected
agitable
broody
wrongheaded
converse
wired up
having short fuse
hot under collar
with a long face
fed up
ill-disposed
sharp-tempered
bundle of nerves
self-assertive
itching to fight
vixenish
distant
aloof
put out
blue
wounded
neurotic
kittle
mopy
skittish
crass
unlikable
strict
upset
crude
mutinous
hawkish
unyielding
ungentlemanly
ready for a fight
galled
hard to please
ungallant
ungentle
fell
stiff
sinister
stark
unchivalrous
militaristic
warmongering
vulgar
psyched up
angerful
frenzied
fuming
ranting
in a temper
raving
cold
convulsed
coarse
livid
apoplectic
resolute
bleak
ignorant
despicable
wrestling
bloodthirsty
tilting
martial
skirmishing
mad
riled
rustic
huffy irascible
clodhopping
lowbred
unneighborly
steamed
bullheaded
boot-faced
gray
US
grey
UK
execrable
ignominious
sordid
ignoble
currish
dirty
despiteful
dishonorable
US
detestable
low
paltry
high-strung
sabre-rattling
under arms
whingey
grizzly
steamed up
crook
vex
ropeable
unfair
unsportsmanlike
unpersuadable
hoha
wroth
unmalleable
easily frightened
easily agitated
bad-mannered
ruthless
dishonourable
UK
aerated
noncompliant
low-minded
low-down
ticked off
teed off
stubborn as a mule
dysfunctional
not best pleased
hopping mad
bent out of shape
overcritical
foaming at the mouth
hacked off
in a lather
quibbling
disparaging
in a paddy
judgemental
niggling
in a bate
fit to be tied
naughty
badly behaved
undisciplined
ill-disciplined
mischievous
judgmental
rejective
impudent
badly-behaved
misbehaving
problematic
insolent
pettifogging
pedantic
nitpicking
socially impaired
erratic
errant
disturbed
pesky
roguish
rowdy
undisciplinable
ill-behaved
troublous
maladjusted
bold
exasperating
unrestrainable
irksome
uncompliant
rascally
uncontainable
devilish
wearisome
indocile
disorderly
pernickety
hardheaded
hairsplitting
steadfast
cavillous
finicky
indomitable
opinionative
exceptive
unpredictable
nitpicky
petty
exacting
fiendish
hair-splitting
pass-remarkable
very critical
nit-picking
strong-minded
single-minded
wrong-headed
hard to handle
set in one's ways
offhand
down in the mouth
no-nonsense
thoughtless
unceremonious
bluff
sourpussed
sulking
uncouth
dismal
unmannered
impertinent
ill-bred
insulting
brisk
unwelcoming
cavalier
undiplomatic
dreary
off
loutish
incensed
miffed
unladylike
graceless
unhandsome
depressed
oafish
hurt
short-spoken
poker-faced
mirthless
melancholic
mannerless
long-faced
uncalled-for
unamused
in a huff
cheesed off
in high dudgeon
brusk
staid
crisp
gross
sedate
derogatory
unhumorous
downright
sobersided
uncultured
rugged
offish
unrefined
infuriated
affronted
uncomplimentary
tactless
frustrated
troubled
disdainful
desolate
forlorn
disconsolate
angered
bothered
nettled
sad
insulted
maddened
agitated
ruffled
provoked
stringent
melancholy
depressive
despondent
indelicate
contumelious
fresh
morbid
lugubrious
godforsaken
sepulchral
hard-faced
downcast
peremptory
downhearted
alien
adversary
mournful
crestfallen
dispirited
indecorous
woebegone
woeful
snuffy
maleficent
unreceptive
unpropitious
malefic
po-faced
worked up
browned off
chapfallen
dragged
oppressed
weary
blue funk
in low spirits
brassed off
down in the dumps
in the dumps
pointed
brief
pithy
boisterous
unamicable
laconic
gauche
earnest
unpolite
breviloquent
uncultivated
misbehaved
unneighbourly
unaffable
deadpan
direct
unsocial
outraged
unforgiving
implacable
revengeful
unrelatable
presumptuous
intense
antagonized
US
not on speaking terms
serious-minded
matter-of-fact
to the point
obloquious
derisive
monosyllabic
perturbed
ticked
disgusted
rankled
roiled
seething
expressionless
impassive
low-bred
scurrilous
reviling
pejorative
degrading
berating
reproachful
denigratory
belittling
defamatory
butthurt
brash
outspoken
unappeasable
cast-iron
mortified
audacious
slighted
steaming
ballistic
rabid
humiliated
chafed
boiling
dishonored
US
unglued
downbeat
blank
vituperatory
contemptuous
calumniating
vituperative
unpolished
plain-spoken
quiet
flustered
not afraid to call a spade a spade
antagonised
UK
umbrageous
dishonoured
UK
beside oneself
gnashing one's teeth
in a frenzy
cheeky
withdrawn
unplayful
harried
arrogant
low-spirited
down
harassed
hassled
cocky
at daggers drawn
disgracious
snitty
sorrowful
doleful
stony-faced
lippy
smart-alecky
ungenteel
mouthy
smart alecky
brazen
discouraged
disappointed
disheartened
demoralized
US
overbearing
ungraceful
out-of-line
underbred
inaffable
malapert
scunnered
wrath
intrusive
yokelish
bounderish
straight-faced
in a funk
in the sulks
in a strop
having a fit of the sulks
subdued
droopy
sorry
heavyhearted
inconsolable
heartsick
hangdog
heartsore
saddened
heartbroken
brokenhearted
peed off
adust
dolorous
full of gloom
heavy-hearted
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
chap-fallen
in the doldrums
feeling down
demoralised
UK
cast down
depressing
funereal
dire
drear
tenebrous
murky
black
darkening
plutonian
chill
lonesome
lonely
elegiac
dreich
elegiacal
sunless
cloudy
Cimmerian
tenebrific
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“He's a
cantankerous
old man, set in his ways and prone to sulking to get what he wants.”
Adjective
▲
Characterized by stubbornness or an unwillingness to change
unbendable
unbending
uncompromising
inflexible
obdurate
unyielding
firm
dogged
intransigent
implacable
headstrong
mulish
pertinacious
rigid
unrelenting
wilful
adamant
opinionated
perverse
willful
inexorable
relentless
bullheaded
determined
pigheaded
hardheaded
steadfast
adamantine
fixed
unshakable
cussed
tenacious
persistent
uncompliant
remorseless
unreasonable
persevering
intractable
incompliant
refractory
recalcitrant
contumacious
tough
unmanageable
balky
iron
rebellious
brassbound
insubordinate
untoward
grim
ornery
mule
stiff-necked
self-willed
single-minded
die-hard
set in one's ways
immovable
unmalleable
obstinate
indurate
stubborn
steely
unpersuadable
unflinching
ossified
unshakeable
uncooperative
inconvincible
hardened
hard
bull-headed
strong-willed
cross-grained
bloody-minded
hard-nosed
iron-willed
strong-minded
stubborn as a mule
self-opinionated
pig-headed
noncompliant
non-compliant
stiff
resolved
stroppy
pat
unalterable
dogmatic
heady
opinionative
unmoved
unbreakable
convinced
wrong-headed
with one's toes dug in
locked in
dead set on
with one's feet dug in
deaf to reason
resolute
bolshie
unadaptable
stalwart
restive
contrary
indomitable
awkward
froward
renitent
rock-ribbed
unwavering
unswerving
unfaltering
set
staunch
unflagging
indefatigable
decided
set in stone
tireless
untiring
steady
unchanging
sure
unswayable
hard-line
unhesitating
strict
unchangeable
insistent
immutable
unremitting
bound
hardline
constant
enduring
hard and fast
dead set
stringent
dedicated
unvarying
undeviating
diehard
abiding
unshaken
unvacillating
unflappable
solid
brick-wall
rigorous
purposeful
assiduous
severe
sedulous
patient
strong
stern
changeless
harsh
forceful
stout
unfluctuating
perseverant
unqualified
ironclad
unappeasable
sustained
hardcore
spunky
unmovable
intense
bound and determined
meaning business
standing one's ground
hanging tough
never-failing
committed
invariable
definite
hidebound
diligent
established
purposive
irreversible
inalterable
vigorous
exacting
static
concrete
unstoppable
exact
energetic
austere
unfailing
strenuous
wholehearted
unaccommodating
gutsy
dyed-in-the-wool
unmoving
even
uniform
consistent
categorical
ramrod
regular
true
rugged
cast-iron
writ in stone
sticking to one's guns
tough nut to crack
hard-core
cut-and-dried
dug in
decided upon
not giving an inch
invariant
hard-and-fast
standing pat
driven
unswervable
undaunted
intent
earnest
blinkered
authoritarian
unpermissive
resistant
inveterate
strait-laced
heavy-handed
determinate
certain
narrow-minded
unbudgeable
set in your ways
deliberate
doctrinaire
unsparing
unflexible
hard as nails
unabated
spirited
hardass
pounding
brave
bold
manful
courageous
hard-headed
iron-fisted
confirmed
plucky
bulldog
stony
unimpressible
bullhead
uncompassionate
unemotional
impertinent
mean
four-square
cold fish
proof against persuasion
stout-hearted
gritty
mettlesome
impassive
serious
valiant
unimpressionable
compulsive
full of determination
permanent
stand pat
stony-hearted
set in concrete
tough nut
unquestioning
incommutable
industrious
assertive
bent on
enthusiastic
active
unwearied
emphatic
entrenched
dynamic
peremptory
absolute
urgent
inexhaustible
unwearying
weariless
exigent
rooted
painstaking
pushful
unsinkable
resounding
reiterative
dire
burning
hell-bent
never-tiring
nose to grindstone
stop at nothing
unconditional
infallible
unquestionable
incontrovertible
sturdy
ruthless
persisting
importunate
merciless
cohesive
possessive
durable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking social grace, elegance or charm
loutish
uncouth
boorish
coarse
rude
rough
unrefined
vulgar
uncultured
crass
unpolished
impolite
gross
churlish
uncivilised
UK
uncivilized
US
oafish
unmannerly
common
barbaric
philistine
cloddish
bearish
yobbish
uneducated
rustic
clownish
gruff
thuggish
wild
clodhopping
slobbish
classless
clumsy
gawky
loud
lumpen
lumpish
lubberly
swinish
bungling
stolid
ornery
dense
doltish
rowdy
ill-bred
ill-mannered
bad-mannered
discourteous
ungentlemanly
hick
unladylike
crude
uncultivated
unsophisticated
unsavory
US
ungracious
unsavoury
UK
lowbred
brutish
barbarous
countrified
ignorant
awkward
tasteless
ocker
inurbane
unpoised
plebby
base
provincial
Neanderthal
out-of-line
uncivil
graceless
lowbrow
unmannered
barbarian
inelegant
incult
roughneck
inconsiderate
indecorous
raffish
rugged
rough-hewn
savage
primitive
disrespectful
indelicate
low
thoughtless
illiberal
insensible
impertinent
blunt
ungraceful
raw
ungallant
uncalled-for
ungainly
impudent
brusque
mannerless
offensive
insolent
unhandsome
Neandertal
curt
heathen
insensitive
gauche
heathenish
natural
improper
tactless
stiff
lumbering
unseemly
abusive
insulting
disgracious
sullen
unchivalrous
benighted
foul-mouthed
loud-mouthed
plebeian
audacious
hooligan
cheeky
brash
hillbilly
gawkish
surly
fresh
unworldly
backwoods
raunchy
ungenteel
illiterate
wooden
stilted
badly behaved
socially unsure
socially awkward
low-bred
unfeeling
callous
indecent
undiscriminating
imperceptive
presumptuous
cruel
uncoordinated
derogatory
loudmouthed
lewd
disagreeable
abrupt
harsh
uncomfortable
uneasy
short
lippy
inept
sharp
inhuman
unpleasant
bumbling
blundering
maladroit
shameless
contumelious
underbred
malapert
offhand
stupid
misbehaved
rustical
klutzy
flip
untamed
unco
corrupt
outlandish
unwieldy
slouching
hulking
lacking in social graces
socially inept
pert
brassy
uncontrolled
blockish
dorky
impure
ungentlemanlike
in a state of nature
guileless
naive
ingenuous
shambling
irritable
dozy
distasteful
obnoxious
obtuse
trailer-park
baseborn
lowbrowed
nescient
sketchy
low-minded
ponderous
earthy
low-born
ill-humored
US
parochial
troglodytic
bad
immature
backward
vicious
foolish
dull
ape-like
clunky
tacky
cheap
ill-humoured
UK
heavy-handed
disparaging
ill-behaved
tough
arrogant
nervous
dour
profane
severe
ribald
hard
brutal
bluff
obscene
foul
uncharitable
undiplomatic
cocky
dirty
forbidding
austere
fierce
bawdy
roughcast
grim
vulgarian
filthy
stern
uncomplimentary
bashful
splay
shy
gangling
nervy
gangly
mouthy
smart-alecky
brazen
smart alecky
overbearing
inaffable
insubordinate
disdainful
steely
stark
untutored
intimidating
louring
mean
yokelish
intrusive
crabbed
bounderish
peremptory
flinty
artless
onerous
unceremonious
bitter
hardhanded
oppressive
ungentle
heavy
murderous
lowering
unfriendly
tart
offish
off
common as muck
unhandy
bovine
inexpert
unskilful
butterfingered
ham-fisted
like a bull in a china shop
ham-handed
cack-handed
all thumbs
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Adjective
▲
Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous
unfeeling
callous
heartless
unsympathetic
hard
pitiless
cold
insensitive
ruthless
merciless
inhuman
cruel
stony
uncharitable
harsh
unmerciful
remorseless
inhumane
unemotional
uncaring
unsparing
affectless
compassionless
obdurate
severe
brutal
indurate
apathetic
soulless
stonyhearted
ironhearted
stoney
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
pachydermatous
insensate
unkind
unforgiving
tough
unfriendly
unpitying
hardhearted
sadistic
hardened
uncompassionate
austere
exacting
unempathetic
uncordial
unamiable
surly
churlish
crotchety
cold-blooded
hard-hearted
cold-hearted
hard-boiled
case-hardened
stony-hearted
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
hard-nosed
with a heart of stone
savage
thick-skinned
barbarous
stern
mean
vicious
inconsiderate
barbaric
nasty
indifferent
fierce
rough
grim
brutish
implacable
unmoved
unbending
relentless
inflexible
unrelenting
wicked
unconcerned
monstrous
unpleasant
malevolent
hateful
abusive
hurtful
ferocious
malicious
beastly
lacking compassion
strict
malignant
intolerant
draconian
uncompromising
unresponsive
violent
steely
hostile
gruff
bloodthirsty
unyielding
vile
rigorous
fiendish
coldhearted
murderous
mean-spirited
brute
wanton
vindictive
tyrannical
spiteful
thoughtless
sharp
aloof
frigid
bitter
maleficent
inexorable
hard-bitten
abrasive
truculent
bestial
rigid
cut-throat
inclement
aggressive
disinterested
evil
caustic
biting
cutting
curt
flinty
atrocious
untouched
acerbic
lukewarm
repellent
halfhearted
aversive
repugnant
dour
disagreeable
tyrannous
acerb
nefarious
depraved
uncongenial
rude
wrathful
bad
unappeasable
unfair
brusque
butcherly
icy
marble-hearted
virulent
stiff
hard as nails
galling
comfortless
heavy-handed
argumentative
ill-natured
firm
forbidding
unremitting
unloving
heinous
unkindly
unsentimental
immoral
rancorous
sanguinary
inhospitable
illiberal
selfish
dastardly
bloodless
stone-hearted
oppressive
authoritarian
antagonistic
foul
sour
cynical
dog-eat-dog
cool
injurious
impassive
diabolical
vitriolic
unstirred
antipathetic
spiritless
excessive
indurated
insensible
mortal
ungenerous
cutthroat
wounding
grave
feral
distant
unchristian
uncommiserating
appalling
serious
venomous
inured
adamant
shabby
catty
abominable
unsmiling
odious
onerous
tactless
intimidating
punishing
grating
ramrod
infernal
belligerent
really hard
snide
combative
base
toughened
hardhanded
wolfish
louring
bellicose
confrontational
not sorry
ungentle
stark
angry
as hard as nails
lowering
unsociable
annoying
irritating
ironfisted
without sentiment
scrappy
furious
black-hearted
not nice
rugged
spiky
despiteful
poisonous
viperous
hard to take
frosty
rubbing the wrong way
filthy
ill-humored
US
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
ill-humoured
UK
stonehearted
homicidal
adamantine
dispassionate
detached
intemperate
premeditated
forceful
heavy
unjust
impenetrable
solid
devilish
toxic
dead
bloody
gray
US
grey
UK
bleak
unflinching
satanic
hatchetjob
coldblooded
hideous
ghastly
tormenting
torturous
unnatural
uncontrite
vengeful
iron-fisted
rowdy
extreme
disdainful
crude
coarse
uncalled-for
killer instinct
mean machine
punitive
having a killer instinct
cold fish
bearish
inattentive
despotic
dictatorial
heedless
irreconcilable
unsympathizing
ungracious
self-centered
US
villainous
stringent
suppressive
uncivil
careless
intense
unspeakable
headstrong
unaffected
obstinate
self-centred
UK
hellish
unsusceptible
ill
accursed
critical
torpid
despicable
arch
wretched
contemptible
unmindful
obnoxious
egregious
unimpressionable
flagitious
stubborn
pernicious
insentient
impenitent
slaughterous
roughshod
loathsome
hardline
hard-headed
no-nonsense
browbeating
bullying
casehardened
world-weary
hard-edged
hard-shell
hard-line
competitive
unreasonable
lacking sentiment
disapproving
sober
hard-shelled
toughened by experience
as tough as old boots
blind to
deaf to
very hard
blind
sworn
deadly
low
horrible
sombre
UK
somber
US
horrid
fell
indifferent to
at each other's throats
rotten
frowning
earnest
glowering
menacing
low-down
revengeful
solemn
killer
insensitive of
insensible to
insensitive to
heedless of
insensible of
unprincipled
gross
dishonourable
UK
malign
overbearing
tight-lipped
grim-faced
strait-laced
disregardful of
execrable
deplorable
scummy
ignominious
currish
dirty
dishonorable
US
detestable
low-minded
without pity
intensely competitive
fiercely competitive
formal
reserved
emotionally unavailable
calloused
chilly
stuffy
remote
mean-looking
hard-skinned
rough-skinned
tough-skinned
emotionally guarded
emotionally detached
emotionally distant
determined
resolute
dogged
keen
steadfast
unwavering
grievous
staunch
assertive
single-minded
outrageous
zealous
spirited
drastic
wild
dreadful
awful
tenacious
ambitious
dangerous
motivated
dark
purposeful
black
driven
distressing
excruciating
vigorous
hungry
horrendous
desirous
thirsty
pushy
terrible
horrific
strong
disquieting
perverse
agonizing
US
unshakeable
painful
committed
distasteful
traumatic
unpalatable
go-getting
infamous
hard-driving
ardent
pertinacious
untiring
eager
intent
enthusiastic
inordinate
avid
industrious
distressful
iron-handed
enterprising
aspiring
inspired
active
intransigent
iniquitous
energetic
searing
militant
treacherous
immovable
criminal
rabid
agonising
UK
fixed
persevering
revolting
bold
strong-willed
self-starting
unfaltering
undaunted
self-assertive
goal-oriented
self-driven
destructive
harrowing
stalwart
sinister
miserable
disturbing
persistent
fanatical
frightful
mettlesome
plucky
indefatigable
striving
frightening
unflagging
abhorrent
disconcerting
troublesome
troubling
trying
strong-minded
unruly
thuggish
bent upon
objectionable
discomforting
worrisome
irksome
untamed
unshakable
voracious
burdensome
unshaken
woeful
stressful
daunting
unsettling
perturbing
gutsy
dedicated
fiery
threatening
devastating
baleful
carnivorous
poor
uncomfortable
agitating
lousy
gruesome
difficult
dismal
doleful
crippling
bent
obsessed
horrifying
undeviating
resolved
warlike
set
abandoned
bloody-minded
hardheaded
hairy
grisly
fraught
macabre
troublous
nightmarish
without mercy
indomitable
shameful
insistent
every person for themselves
progressive
pioneering
tragical
hellacious
scandalous
disgraceful
self-asserting
self-seeking
get up and go
power-hungry
full of determination
eager beaver
power-loving
oppressed
hell-bent
high-reaching
dead set
reprehensible
unswerving
sinful
disreputable
extortionate
ungodly
disgusting
disorderly
poignant
flagrant
opprobrious
immoderate
wilful
maniacal
unrestrained
willful
gritty
corrupt
unrighteous
intractable
desperate
pugnacious
consumed
compelled
vexatious
dire
unlawful
unholy
unethical
demoniac
knavish
degenerate
swingeing
penal
crushing
ruffianly
unbendable
possessed
obsessive
sarcastic
unsavoury
UK
unwelcome
yucky
afflicting
chilling
unpleasing
yukky
displeasing
unsavory
US
crazed
refractory
putrid
underhanded
miscreant
impetuous
delirious
steady
uncivilised
UK
hotheaded
acrimonious
mad
uncivilized
US
disgustful
bullheaded
locked in
galvanized
US
monomaniacal
impelled
reprobate
profligate
debased
bound and determined
demoralised
UK
demoralized
US
sky-high
forcible
uncontrollable
frantic
induced
fixated
compulsive
obsessional
unhesitating
feisty
gladiatorial
pushed
steered
guided
impulsive
besetting
galvanised
UK
unhappy
offensive
two-fisted
adventurous
self-willed
iron-willed
full-blooded
urged on
like a ball of fire
impoverished
having killer instinct
on the make
go-ahead
gung ho
poverty-stricken
desiring success
ravening
Rhadamanthine
brutelike
crass
hard-hitting
lawless
imperceptive
perverted
sanguine
gloating
cacodemonic
sanguineous
facinorous
murdering
intolerable
red in tooth and claw
immutable
gory
dog eat dog
powerful
OTT
overstrict
valiant
unmanageable
thrusting
career-minded
over the top
brave
every man for himself
courageous
repressive
loveless
hot
doughty
lionhearted
arbitrary
intrepid
unrefined
vulgar
uncultured
ignorant
hopeful
fearless
heroic
fearsome
forced
malefic
unplacatable
unmollifiable
unpacifiable
raging
convulsive
unchangeable
bound
necessary
ironclad
very severe
purpose driven
upwardly mobile
highly motivated
focussed
UK
focused
US
planful
raving
enraged
incessive
undomesticated
fearful
resentful
contentious
emulous
infuriated
rapacious
mean business
avenging
tigerish
biffo
primitive
aggers
vying
the law of the jungle
ignoble
paltry
sordid
mulish
retaliatory
untameable
berserk
unsportsmanlike
driving
competing
opinionated
wreakful
grudging
pigheaded
frenzied
scathing
evil-minded
ornery
evil-intentioned
full of spleen
grudge-bearing
out for revenge
ill-disposed
stout-hearted
pushing
warring
opposing
oppositional
with force
using force
by force
incisive
terrorizing
US
ossified
trenchant
stinging
pointed
pat
inconvincible
spoiling for a fight
on the warpath
ready for action
acid
satirical
sardonic
uncooperative
unmalleable
diehard
unblunted
contemptuous
unpersuadable
arduous
butcherous
explosive
maddened
frenetic
piercing
corrosive
uncompliant
hardcore
penetrating
satiric
impassioned
crazy
agitated
hysterical
feverish
fuming
terrorising
UK
radge
potent
renitent
unswayable
unmovable
durable
survival of the fittest
mocking
tart
scornful
lethal
fatal
deathly
stiff-necked
snarky
pungent
salty
self-opinionated
hot-tempered
hot-headed
acidic
mordacious
edged
hard-core
not giving an inch
hard and fast
dead set on
knock-down-and-drag-out
blood-and-guts
knock-down
out of control
drag-out
hammer and tongs
hearty
heartbreaking
derisive
acute
sturdy
heart-rending
upsetting
emphatic
bang-bang
scorching
acrid
withering
terminal
noxious
heartrending
unlovely
tragic
sad
iron
astringent
belittling
scalding
mordant
lusty
great
icky
sore
mortifying
harmful
extremely critical
burning
unquenchable
granite
afflictive
provoking
calamitous
baneful
deleterious
detrimental
assiduous
confident
diligent
tireless
dynamic
mortuary
unhealthy
incurable
untreatable
pestilent
vital
decisive
sustained
sedulous
gut-wrenching
unabated
assured
nocuous
mephitic
defiant
slaying
killing
pestilential
destroying
life-threatening
cannibalistic
suicidal
carcinogenic
pestiferous
internecine
mortiferous
death-dealing
in-your-face
stop at nothing
hang-tough
high-pressure
go for broke
self-assured
can-do
self-possessed
self-confident
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Adjective
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Bad or harmful in nature
ill
harmful
damaging
deleterious
detrimental
hurtful
injurious
noxious
pernicious
adverse
bad
destructive
ruinous
dangerous
evil
inimical
nocuous
baneful
foul
unfortunate
unhealthy
unlucky
unwholesome
vile
baleful
calamitous
cancerous
disastrous
malefic
maleficent
malign
malignant
mischievous
poisonous
prejudicial
wicked
disadvantageous
iniquitous
nocent
reprobate
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
hard
deadly
prejudicious
negative
corrupting
venomous
malicious
counterproductive
undesirable
fatal
virulent
wounding
hazardous
dire
lethal
toxic
crippling
malevolent
hostile
subversive
sinister
perilous
devastating
corroding
untoward
environmentally unfriendly
undermining
catastrophic
nasty
cataclysmic
spiteful
pestilential
threatening
parlous
critical
painful
dicey
corrosive
menacing
unfriendly
incendiary
annihilative
suicidal
eradicative
extirpative
unsafe
risky
bitter
unpropitious
vindictive
pestilent
inopportune
inexpedient
cruel
pestiferous
vitriolic
insidious
unsympathetic
noisome
mortal
counter
ruining
destroying
evil-intentioned
corruptive
disturbing
miasmatic
miasmic
nefarious
unbeneficial
killing
rancorous
vengeful
vicious
afflictive
inimicable
inimic
unkind
troublesome
defamatory
mean
precarious
ominous
artful
catty
bothersome
murderous
acrimonious
antagonistic
lethiferous
harassing
wreckful
insalubrious
sinful
internecine
wrackful
slaughterous
intimidatory
ill-natured
hate-filled
hateful
terminal
deathly
mephitic
death-dealing
despiteful
savage
poison
fell
mortiferous
infective
caustic
killer
splenetic
life-threatening
incurable
viperous
cataclysmal
infectious
vital
devastative
cutting
toxicant
scathing
septic
sharp
acerbic
corrupt
abusive
barbed
acid
unconducive
contagious
acrid
fierce
distressing
damning
dirty
annihilatory
envenomed
brutal
waspish
toxiferous
biting
ill-disposed
antipathetic
stinging
peccant
resentful
trenchant
harsh
fateful
tart
withering
mordacious
violent
astringent
uncontrollable
spreading
cussed
communicable
ornery
lousy
rough
bad-natured
catching
evil-minded
aggressive
pugnacious
sarcastic
mordant
sardonic
wrathful
morbid
contentious
untreatable
mephitical
final
homicidal
mortuary
acidulous
tragic
awful
dreadful
grave
unpleasant
vituperative
causing death
ravaging
transmittable
grievous
searing
diseased
revengeful
grudging
transmissible
hellish
pitiless
shattering
pointed
irascible
razor-edged
crabbed
murder
bilious
contaminated
full of hate
of evil intent
mean-spirited
highly contagious
highly infectious
highly infective
rapidly spreading
slighting
offensive
insulting
dead
irremediable
embittered
aspersive
erosive
cutthroat
consumptive
shrewish
mortifying
poisoned
snarky
invasive
satirical
slaying
bloody
bloodthirsty
ruthless
cannibalistic
carcinogenic
beastly
low
gross
satiric
offended
implacable
begruding
sore
insulted
annihilating
desolating
uncool
envious
petty
scalding
acerb
terrible
death dealing
epidemic
ireful
angry
ferocious
ill-fated
ill-starred
pungent
acidic
appalling
vitriolous
imperilling
UK
imperiling
US
ill-intentioned
woeful
jeopardizing
US
scornful
lamentable
bellicose
adversarial
backbiting
censorious
choleric
cross
taunting
snide
deplorable
burning
unsound
slanderous
confrontational
piercing
slashing
frightful
jaundiced
regrettable
plague-like
horrid
rapier-like
scathy
tough
heartbreaking
belligerent
cranky
crabby
testy
indignant
irate
peevish
rude
adversary
necrotic
dripping with malice
squint-eyed
disease-ridden
belittling
severe
serious
troubling
thorny
jeopardising
UK
jeopardous
viperish
direful
smart-mouthed
smart-aleck
smart-alecky
dripping venom
full of spleen
full of gall
accidentally on purpose
crushing
oppugnant
blighting
earth-shattering
messy
costly
adversative
oppugning
exhausting
impoverishing
disaffected
repugnant
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