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FRACTIOUS Synonyms

There are 29 synonyms of the word fractious. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word fractious. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for FRACTIOUS

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irritable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

• abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

• capable of responding to stimuli

peevish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

petulant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

testy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

tetchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

argumentative
adjectiveadj
adjective

• given to or characterized by argument

cantankerous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

• having a difficult and contrary disposition

contentious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

• involving or likely to cause controversy

contrary
adjectiveadj
noun

• a relation of direct opposition

• exact opposition

• a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

adjective satellite

• very opposed in nature or character or purpose

• of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

• resistant to guidance or discipline

• in an opposing direction

cross
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

• a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• any affliction that causes great suffering

• (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

adjective satellite

• extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

• annoyed and irritable

verb

• travel across or pass over

• meet at a point

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• fold so as to resemble a cross

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• meet and pass

• trace a line through or across

• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

crotchety
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a difficult and contrary disposition

disgruntled
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

grouchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

grumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

ill-tempered
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

irascible
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quickly aroused to anger

• characterized by anger

quarrelsome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• given to quarreling

snappy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• apt to speak irritably

• smart and fashionable

• pleasantly cold and invigorating

• marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

• quick and energetic

surly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

touchy
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• quick to take offense

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

Alternatives for IRRITABLE

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