FRACTIOUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word fractious. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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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 | ||||||