CURMUDGEON Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word curmudgeon. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word curmudgeon. (close relations)

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	crank				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a bad-tempered person • a whimsically eccentric person • an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle adjective satellite • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail verb • travel along a zigzag path • start by cranking • rotate with a crank • fasten with a crank • bend into the shape of a crank
	crab				nounn
	noun • decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer • the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 • a quarrelsome grouch • the edible flesh of any of various crabs • a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body • a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply verb • direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind • scurry sideways like a crab • fish for crab • complain
	crabby				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • annoyed and irritable
	cranky				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail • easily irritated or annoyed
	grouch				nounn
	noun • a bad-tempered person verb • show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
	grump				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a bad-tempered person
	sour				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective • having a sharp biting taste noun • a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth • the property of being acidic adjective satellite • smelling of fermentation or staleness • one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons • in an unpalatable state • inaccurate in pitch • showing a brooding ill humor verb • go sour or spoil • make sour or more sour
	sourpuss				nounn
	noun • someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

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