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Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments
A meticulous analysis of literary, music or artworks
An extremely close examination of
(
of a situation or problem
)
Having a high likelihood of becoming dire or turning into a crisis
Of crucial importance to the success or failure of something
Requiring immediate attention
Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way
Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend
Tending to, or intended to, disparage or belittle
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm
Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
Characterized by anger or dissatisfaction
Causing death or fatality
Requiring a desperate effort to avoid disaster or failure
Overbearing in a critical and exhorting manner, tending to lecture or hector
Not conforming to cherished beliefs or institutions
Of or pertaining to an admonition
Forbidding or grim in appearance
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Adjective
▲
Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments
censorious
condemnatory
condemning
castigatory
reproving
denunciatory
deprecatory
disparaging
disapproving
scathing
criticising
UK
criticizing
US
fault-finding
judgemental
negative
unfavourable
UK
unsympathetic
hypercritical
overcritical
pedantic
pettifogging
cavilling
UK
carping
quibbling
niggling
nitpicking
pernickety
picky
belittling
calumniatory
cavillous
censuring
cutting
cynical
griping
hairsplitting
unfavorable
US
bellyaching
captious
caviling
US
faultfinding
judgmental
rejective
whingeing
derogatory
reprobatory
reprobative
nit-picking
nit-picky
pass-remarkable
ultra-critical
reproachful
harsh
accusatory
hostile
hair-splitting
nagging
accusing
discouraging
unfriendly
damning
severe
withering
antagonistic
adverse
contrary
pejorative
contemptuous
hard to please
poor
overnice
scolding
denouncing
complaining
stern
bad
demanding
sarcastic
uncomplimentary
injurious
unflattering
judgy
inimical
full of reproof
jaundiced
low
naysaying
finicky
damnatory
admonitory
adversarial
upbraiding
vituperative
adversary
slating
knocking
pharisaic
nitpicky
grumbling
accusive
accusatorial
incriminatory
dissatisfied
exceptive
demeaning
biting
satirical
disavowing
damaging
opposing
self-righteous
vicious
sharp-tongued
destructive
prejudicial
antipathetic
inhospitable
unhelpful
over-censorious
undermining
disobliging
obstructive
invalidating
difficult to please
counter
impossible to please
discrediting
vexatious
ill-disposed
on someone's back
abrasive
corrosive
offensive
troublesome
caustic
brusque
cruel
hurtful
punctilious
querulous
admonishing
opprobrious
berating
persnickety
disappointed
fine
subtle
overrefined
abusive
fussy
disapprobatory
overprecise
particular
jesuitical
sophistical
unforgiving
nasty
cursing
mean
chiding
shrewish
whining
critic
humbling
trenchant
sharp
choleric
lowering
over-rigorous
over-strict
severely critical
kvetching
exacting
cantankerous
quarrelsome
testy
petty
acrimonious
petulant
discontented
grousing
grouchy
slighting
accusative
very critical
imputative
recriminatory
untoward
reprehensive
blameful
more ❯
“The integrity unit's findings were highly
critical
of the club's handling of the salary cap.”
Adjective
▲
A meticulous analysis of literary, music or artworks
evaluative
analytic
analytical
interpretative
expository
commentative
explanatory
explicative
elucidative
illustrative
demonstrative
hermeneutical
elucidatory
informational
instructive
informative
explicatory
instructional
descriptive
explanative
enlightening
educative
expositional
interpretive
expositive
illuminative
revelatory
edifying
expounding
illuminating
prefatory
annotative
describing
exegetic
explaining
exegetical
guiding
disquisitional
clarifying
discursive
advisory
informing
allegorical
didactic
by way of explanation
hermeneutic
helpful
declarative
graphic
revealing
diagrammatic
“The movie had widespread
critical
acclaim and it was unsurprising it had received so many awards leading up to the Oscars.”
Adjective
▲
An extremely close examination of
diagnostic
penetrating
judicious
discerning
discriminating
perceptive
astute
intelligent
clever
sharp
perspicacious
acute
shrewd
subtle
insightful
bright
brilliant
percipient
piercing
quick
keen
sagacious
wise
smart
sensitive
ingenious
prudent
sapient
sage
incisive
sharp-witted
quick-witted
erudite
knowledgeable
enlightened
knowing
alert
canny
profound
brainy
gnostic
savvy
nimble
fine
sophisticated
intuitive
refined
argute
genius
observant
rapier-like
whip-smart
clear-sighted
fast
supersmart
rational
ultrasmart
ready
aware
penetrative
selective
exceptional
sharpened
cultivated
cultured
hyperintelligent
razor-sharp
tasteful
insighted
agile
pawky
finely honed
heads-up
long-headed
on the ball
quick off the mark
quick on the uptake
delicate
precise
streetwise
trenchant
knife-like
razor-edged
suss
thoughtful
clear
fastidious
deep
minute
exquisite
apt
whiz
good
einstein
keen-witted
nimble-witted
cute
searching
probing
hardheaded
acuminous
clear-eyed
heady
razor-like
hard-boiled
razor sharp
accurate
not born yesterday
exact
resourceful
witty
having smarts
quick on the trigger
knowing how many beans make five
nobody's fool
foxy
with all one's wits about one
smart as a tack
adroit
not missing a trick
sharp as a tack
intellectual
scholarly
learned
gifted
understanding
able
sensible
philosophical
farsighted
cerebral
precocious
politic
responsive
reflective
skilful
UK
skillful
US
cunning
with great knowledge
full of insight
showing great knowledge
calculating
informed
watchful
cagey
talented
educated
creative
inventive
alive
sharp-sighted
artful
quick-thinking
crafty
open-eyed
wily
sly
abstruse
serious
recondite
logical
weighty
esoteric
skilled
arcane
careful
attentive
hermetic
hermetical
thinking
smooth
accomplished
downy
experienced
occult
orphic
acroamatic
secret
analytical
vigilant
foresighted
active
expert
awake
imaginative
crack
elite
masterly
adept
far-seeing
excellent
virtuoso
comprehending
superior
eggheaded
choice
whip
quick on the draw
Einstein
whiz kid
first-rate
first-class
very intelligent
media-savvy
powerful
strong
lively
steely
brisk
contemplative
dexterous
US
heightened
cagy
visionary
finely tuned
appreciative
prescient
conscious
clear-headed
cool
complex
dextrous
UK
exacting
analytic
intriguing
ratiocinative
detailed
deft
astucious
wide awake
hip
sophic
fly
well-informed
well-developed
well-honed
instructed
capable
responsible
highbrow
together
original
tuned in
ear to the ground
knows what's what
all there
very smart
watching
know how many beans make five
capable of learning
having a good head on one's shoulders
having no flies on
observing
noticing
heedful
tentie
tenty
regardful
concentrating
focused
US
interested
observative
advertent
surveying
contemplating
considering
questioning
intentive
focussed
UK
on one's toes
beady-eyed
eagle-eyed
hawk-eyed
on the qui vive
on your toes
on guard
sharp-eyed
wide-awake
with eyes like a hawk
Argus-eyed
keen-eyed
on the lookout
slick
cautious
wary
circumspect
slippery
discreet
sussed
hep
worldly-wise
street smart
street-smart
with it
as sharp as a tack
more ❯
“I would prefer you to be brutally honest and highly
critical
of my work.”
Adjective
▲
(
of a situation or problem
)
Having a high likelihood of becoming dire or turning into a crisis
grave
serious
dangerous
risky
perilous
hazardous
precarious
uncertain
desperate
dire
acute
very bad
chancy
dicey
hairy
iffy
dodgy
parlous
peracute
profound
egregious
in the balance
life-and-death
life-threatening
touch-and-go
unsafe
treacherous
shaky
touchy
threatening
insecure
delicate
menacing
exposed
vulnerable
unstable
ticklish
dynamite
in danger
at risk
in jeopardy
unhealthy
grievous
problematic
difficult
unsound
unsure
jeopardizing
US
venturesome
gnarly
terrifying
loaded
jeopardising
UK
fraught with danger
on thin ice
wicked
unsteady
playing with fire
Russian roulette
rocky
tricky
unpredictable
sticky
doubtful
sensitive
dubious
unknown
tight
unclear
cliffhanging
speculative
hanging by a thread
bad
at stake
at issue
thorny
nasty
at a turning point
at a critical stage
deadly
urgent
riding on it
at a crisis
in doubt
adventurous
venturous
dangersome
pressing
alarming
viperous
fatal
mortal
heavy
breakneck
hot
malignant
terrible
formidable
ugly
queasy
jeopardous
on collision course
extreme
rugged
death-defying
high-risk
unreliable
erratic
unsettled
slippery
reckless
undependable
unchancy
problematical
shonky
daredevil
harmful
tottery
compromisable
defenceless
UK
daring
defenseless
US
capricious
awkward
trying
troubled
long shot
built on sand
out on a limb
up and down
not easy
foolhardy
lethal
haphazard
endangered
fluctuant
incalculable
wobbly
wide-open
on slippery ground
hanging in the balance
explosive
vague
destructive
on a slippery slope
hanging by thread
up in the air
tough
dark
stressful
hard
unprotected
toxic
threatened
injurious
untrustworthy
fearsome
full of problems
beset by problems
open to attack
on a limb
more ❯
“We need to move fast before his condition becomes
critical
.”
Adjective
▲
Of crucial importance to the success or failure of something
crucial
vital
essential
important
paramount
fundamental
key
pivotal
deciding
decisive
climacteric
momentous
determinative
serious
significant
strategic
indispensable
integral
must-have
necessary
needed
needful
required
requisite
urgent
pressing
compelling
exigent
all-important
fatal
high priority
high-priority
of great consequence
of the essence
of the utmost importance
pre-eminent
consequential
major
central
imperative
principal
chief
acute
weighty
prime
primary
grave
cardinal
far-reaching
life-and-death
considerable
main
big
basic
necessitous
material
substantial
heavy
burning
foremost
capital
great
intrinsic
core
meaningful
leading
dominant
monumental
historic
mandatory
focal
profound
salient
influential
predominant
vitally important
quintessential
dire
overriding
heavyweight
determining
prerequisite
elemental
of consequence
eventful
preeminent
fateful
staple
portentous
rudimentary
prominent
heavy-duty
of moment
compulsory
obligatory
premier
supreme
first
elementary
intense
earth-shattering
earnest
exceptional
called for
noteworthy
notable
solemn
of great import
top
severe
of significance
big-time
life and death
constitutive
inherent
underlying
no laughing matter
no joke
appreciable
foundational
imperious
root
outstanding
of great importance
final
radical
major-league
telling
substantive
grand
conclusive
arch
no-nonsense
sombre
UK
somber
US
powerful
earthshaking
pertinent
sober
ultimate
crying
big deal
big league
front-page
master
invaluable
innate
uppermost
primal
ruling
large-scale
importunate
impactful
number one
rudimental
constitutional
all important
relevant
epoch-making
settling
definitive
remarkable
clamant
emergent
apocalyptic
large
meat-and-potatoes
major league
bottom-line
hefty
desperate
immediate
ponderous
highest
sizable
much
sedate
staid
greatest
commanding
special
tectonic
conspicuous
sovereign
basal
overbearing
high
prioritised
UK
priority
prioritized
US
forceful
instrumental
mighty
overmastering
high-level
top-priority
demanded
humorless
US
sovran
humourless
UK
ingrained
striking
valuable
absolute
world-shaking
numero uno
characteristic
worthwhile
drastic
number-one
exciting
extreme
extraordinary
head
sensational
memorable
signal
especial
unforgettable
underlined
structural
wanted
of note
natural
landmark
marked
extensive
deep-rooted
original
prior
nitty-gritty
almighty
newsworthy
earth-shaking
utmost
lead
eminent
big-league
imposing
very important
controlling
beginning
life-or-death
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introductory
primitive
life-changing
impressive
high-power
four-star
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world-shattering
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germane
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big thing
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much needed
topmost
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at the heart of
deep-seated
of vital importance
blue-chip
strictly business
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worth its weight in gold
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playing hard ball
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inspirational
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chad
oustanding
nucleus
ascendent
pioneer
richest
top-rank
uttermost
zenithal
unmatched
of greatest significance
untouchable
max
better
mainline
unlimited
unrestricted
nuclear
towering
unrestrained
executive level
unbounded
utter
record
irrevocable
infinite
boundless
high-status
higher-ranking
higher-level
executive
higher
bigger
elder
terrific
in first place
majestic
unassailable
unmatchable
unequalable
splendid
prepollent
determinate
magnanimous
fabled
stately
refined
patrician
aristocratic
A-list
Grade A
highest ranking
extra special
applauded
world-class
astral
furthermost
clinching
heroic
learned
triumphal
idealistic
superfine
of the highest quality
out-of-sight
one-in-a-million
vintage
in control
to the fore
hotshot
hotdog
genteel
infamous
brilliant
the most
accomplished
recognizable
US
prized
valued
A1
in the ascendancy
posh
dandy
cool
unequivocal
visible
sizeable
high-minded
well-connected
first rate
gifted
highly rated
highbred
gentle
wellborn
highborn
upmarket
talked about
much publicized
widely known
of repute
far-famed
big-name
reputed
in the limelight
extolled
favorite
US
standout
heavy stuff
hot stuff
out of sight
tip top
out of this world
recognisable
UK
feted
lauded
big-shot
high-flying
at the cutting edge
at the leading edge
real
much-publicized
well born
silk-stocking
upper-class
widely praised
blue-blooded
upper-crust
high-born
firm
sound
of interest
healthy
reliable
historical
arterial
superabundant
abundant
vast
big-deal
in the public eye
of influence
of mark
right-hand
favourite
UK
common
general
usual
customary
conventional
accepted
normal
regular
universal
ordinary
stock
widespread
current
overall
rife
received
rampant
majority
going
comprehensive
fashionable
worldwide
existing
vulgar
catholic
commonest
preponderating
ecumenical
all-embracing
in circulation
in fashion
by the numbers
in style
in vogue
more powerful
more important
most important
most prominent
most influential
most powerful
most excellent
most illustrious
most significant
most senior
most outstanding
most obvious
most noticeable
most skilled
most usual
most frequent
more ❯
“The capture of the dragon was
critical
in the destruction of the North Wall.”
Adjective
▲
Requiring immediate attention
burning
clamant
emergent
imperative
imperious
importunate
necessitous
crying
urgent
pressing
dire
exigent
acute
compelling
instant
crucial
serious
grave
desperate
drastic
vital
severe
important
parlous
life-and-death
precarious
essential
terrible
profound
dreadful
alarming
extreme
all-important
perilous
awful
clamorous
climacteric
egregious
bad
decisive
hazardous
afflictive
sore
life-threatening
weighty
portentous
immoderate
significant
distressing
clamoring
US
exacting
great
major
pivotal
clamouring
UK
intense
high priority
high-priority
pertinent
relevant
prevalent
now or never
controversial
active
very great
topical
current
contemporary
lively
live
of interest
more ❯
“He remains in a
critical
condition after sustaining a serious injury.”
Adjective
▲
Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way
distressing
excruciating
severe
harrowing
agonising
UK
agonizing
US
intense
acute
extreme
torturous
terrible
fierce
grievous
racking
harsh
serious
piercing
tormenting
violent
dreadful
unbearable
grave
heavy
sharp
searing
insufferable
frightful
awful
profound
shooting
unendurable
exquisite
stabbing
deep
vehement
dire
ferocious
overwhelming
fearsome
burning
hard
significant
worrying
almighty
strong
blistering
powerful
considerable
explosive
vicious
furious
hellacious
intensive
penetrating
big
brutal
bad
ghastly
excessive
tough
fearful
peracute
hellish
urgent
consuming
sober
sobering
sombre
UK
cutting
sedate
weighty
concentrated
forbidding
grim
sad
solemn
somber
US
strenuous
heightened
overpowering
poignant
shrill
sudden
life-threatening
heavy-duty
far-reaching
dangerous
perilous
ugly
alarming
major
hazardous
precarious
painful
drastic
disastrous
catastrophic
ruinous
consequential
earnest
nasty
passionate
fervid
fervent
impassioned
raging
zealous
relentless
parlous
ardent
feverish
tense
eager
compelling
fanatical
unstable
volatile
bitter
perfervid
uncontrollable
energetic
flaming
devastating
damaging
sore
risky
injurious
harmful
great
threatening
taxing
dicey
unsafe
volcanic
iffy
frenzied
keen
all-consuming
deep-seated
very bad
nerve-racking
highly charged
touch-and-go
knife-edge
appalling
desperate
woeful
extraordinary
exceptional
galling
concerning
cut-throat
warm-blooded
heartrending
afflicting
arduous
bleak
toilsome
cruel
hurtful
exacting
punishing
menacing
difficult
grinding
wounding
charged
mortal
overwrought
inflammable
strained
delicate
anxious
sensitive
cataclysmic
combustible
stressful
wretched
depressing
fiery
excited
torrid
passional
disheartening
discouraging
calamitous
deadly
ill-fated
shocking
fatal
forlorn
unamusing
destructive
desolate
ill-starred
heated
animated
cataclysmal
unfavourable
UK
devastative
unfavorable
US
inauspicious
dark
crushing
unpropitious
abortive
frenetic
fevered
red-hot
white-hot
doomed
vigorous
immoderate
wild
potent
forceful
rabid
inordinate
intemperate
forcible
intensified
marked
resounding
ungovernable
uncontrolled
unrestrained
rampaging
rampant
inflamed
unbridled
unfettered
emphatic
biting
oppressive
hot
tumultuous
convulsive
riotous
paroxysmal
uncurbed
unchecked
out of control
stormy
full of force
gale force
stringent
draconian
heartfelt
avid
mighty
intimidating
supreme
high
storming
unmanageable
unqualified
terrific
protracted
vivid
swingeing
enraged
blustery
peppery
whopping
turbulent
dynamic
outrageous
aroused
tempestuous
aggravated
coercive
deeply felt
intolerable
burdensome
immense
powerhouse
titanic
all-out
suffocating
enormous
stifling
overbearing
emotional
enthused
melodramatic
voracious
dominating
shattering
cyclonic
emotive
gung ho
overemotional
sentimental
hopped up
spirited
true blue
hot-blooded
close
full
undue
diligent
towering
exaggerated
pungent
stinging
mother of all
mad
devouring
irresistible
savage
worse
comprehensive
rigorous
frantic
agitated
elevated
escalated
lively
delirious
worsened
impetuous
boisterous
blustering
entrenched
devout
abject
true
genuine
knock-down-and-drag-out
blood-and-guts
rampageous
bang-bang
hammer and tongs
honest
enthusiastic
sincere
hard-core
intrenched
unfeigned
wholehearted
rooted
hardcore
roaring
rough
all-powerful
deep-rooted
stirring
thorough
warm
bona fide
rousing
inveterate
substantial
settled
bred-in-the-bone
confirmed
thoroughgoing
torrential
copious
horrible
horrifying
teeming
bucketing
drenching
pouring
driving
horrendous
atrocious
gruesome
monstrous
horrific
hideous
dread
terrifying
abhorrent
abominable
unspeakable
hateful
lashing
hammering
sheeting down
heinous
horrid
vile
execrable
dreaded
frightening
direful
egregious
dismal
lousy
sickening
rotten
redoubtable
lamentable
lurid
macabre
grisly
inconvenient
scary
formidable
punk
unnerving
disturbing
petrifying
unwelcome
nightmarish
unfortunate
spine-chilling
hair-raising
messed up
more than one can bear
more than flesh and blood can stand
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by the use of wit, especially to offend
barbed
cutting
caustic
sarcastic
biting
scathing
sardonic
sharp
mordant
acerbic
snarky
satirical
bitter
trenchant
satiric
acrimonious
vitriolic
acid
acidulous
corrosive
stinging
nasty
spiteful
scalding
acerb
tart
venomous
malicious
cruel
acrid
mean
hurtful
pungent
harsh
vicious
acidic
unkind
wounding
mordacious
catty
scornful
hostile
pointed
searing
astringent
snide
taunting
rancorous
vindictive
savage
hateful
poisonous
malignant
piercing
malevolent
withering
maleficent
malefic
unfriendly
malign
pernicious
baleful
rude
brutal
belittling
splenetic
vengeful
bilious
smart-mouthed
smart-aleck
smart-alecky
ill-natured
evil-intentioned
incisive
keen
virulent
devastating
severe
penetrating
waspish
razor-edged
derisive
fierce
sarky
contemptuous
acute
polemic
abrasive
disparaging
rapier-like
unsparing
blistering
cynical
mocking
poignant
ferocious
telling
snappy
pithy
forceful
heartless
callous
dry
salty
brusque
witty
stern
violent
scorching
truculent
pitiless
grim
extremely critical
stringent
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
unblunted
ironical
scoffing
churlish
polemical
crisp
merciless
ironic
rough
unrelenting
edged
sadistic
sneering
ruthless
razor-sharp
emphatic
arrogant
insensitive
hard-hitting
disrespectful
offensive
cold
unpleasant
lambent
snappish
snippy
testy
acetose
short
disapproving
squint-eyed
vitriolous
snarling
coruscating
burning
tough
condemnatory
curt
rubbing the wrong way
gruff
jeering
sulphurous
UK
sulfurous
US
strong
vigorous
venomed
insinuating
strongly worded
disdainful
forthright
driving
clear
wanton
explicit
powerful
distinct
effective
blunt
contemptible
condescending
potent
unequivocal
edgy
cold-blooded
wry
crushing
peppery
contentious
argumentative
disputatious
ridiculing
chaffing
derisory
backhanded
burlesque
twisted
clever
defiant
backbiting
tongue-in-cheek
jibing
uncomplimentary
spicy
double-edged
quick-witted
hard
brutish
wolfish
tormenting
torturous
draconian
barbaric
relentless
barbarous
unfeeling
oppressive
inhuman
tyrannous
despotic
dour
inhumane
exacting
abusive
intolerant
unsympathetic
dictatorial
tyrannical
murderous
suppressive
onerous
austere
unforgiving
authoritarian
unmerciful
rigid
unpitying
ramrod
illiberal
flinty
hard-nosed
hard-hearted
hard-boiled
hardhanded
hard-shell
heavy-handed
inconsiderate
aggressive
contumelious
irascible
galling
scurrilous
antagonistic
ornery
surly
carping
evil
slashing
angry
comfortless
cussed
sour
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
saucy
needling
twitting
captious
foul
insulting
weisenheiming
grating
cantankerous
upsetting
viperous
tactless
irreverent
distressing
inappropriate
ill-humored
US
derogatory
disillusioned
ill-humoured
UK
disagreeable
belligerent
combative
confrontational
inhospitable
bellicose
vituperative
uncongenial
unsociable
scrappy
furious
ungracious
slighting
irritating
annoying
filthy
spiky
mischievous
destructive
painful
mean-spirited
hard to take
prejudicial
resentful
laconic
crabbed
irritable
sharp-tongued
rigorous
wise
strict
impertinent
obloquious
envenomed
wicked
sharp-worded
thoughtless
passive-aggressive
insolent
degrading
berating
pejorative
reproachful
obnoxious
reviling
denigratory
defamatory
unmannerly
charmless
terse
uncivil
vituperatory
calumniating
impolite
discourteous
vulgar
dripping with malice
abrupt
menacing
dirty
grudging
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
viperish
toxicant
hate-filled
dripping venom
full of spleen
full of gall
accidentally on purpose
offhand
parodying
lampooning
humorous
spoofing
paradoxical
spoof
farcical
bantering
Hudibrastic
Rabelaisian
sly
subtle
deadpan
droll
deprecating
waggish
apathetic
vinegary
embittered
matter-of-fact
straight-faced
low-key
quietly humorous
poker-faced
cranky
grumpy
cross
fiery
grouchy
ratty
touchy
peevish
prickly
querulous
crabby
moody
huffy
impatient
choleric
narky
chippy
dyspeptic
tetchy
soreheaded
peckish
crotchety
eggy
curmudgeonly
crusty
miffy
liverish
snaky
scratchy
short-tempered
like a bear with a sore head
hot-tempered
quick-tempered
complaining
sharp-tempered
spunky
sorehead
passionate
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Tending to, or intended to, disparage or belittle
derogatory
disparaging
denigratory
deprecatory
contemptuous
disdainful
depreciatory
slighting
belittling
pejorative
insulting
scornful
uncomplimentary
degrading
abusive
offensive
demeaning
derisory
depreciative
scurrilous
derogative
denigrative
rude
contumelious
disrespectful
vituperative
hurtful
detractive
decrying
negative
censorious
malicious
disapproving
spiteful
vilifying
nasty
opprobrious
reproachful
unfavourable
UK
mean
sarcastic
maligning
deprecating
detracting
traducing
discrediting
humiliating
unflattering
unfavorable
US
deflating
diminishing
personal
catty
dishonouring
UK
despiteful
discreditable
aspersing
dishonoring
US
malevolent
minimising
UK
minimizing
US
fault-finding
derisive
calumniatory
defamatory
deprecative
invective
damaging
vitriolic
slanderous
libellous
UK
denigrating
libelous
US
scathing
vituperatory
scurril
scurrile
harsh
truculent
calumnious
injurious
scandalous
dismissive
sneering
detractory
defaming
judgmental
judgemental
insolent
debasing
unsympathetic
malign
reviling
denunciatory
uncharitable
snide
epithetical
impertinent
cheeky
familiar
intrusive
maledictory
scandalmongering
vicious
muckraking
backbiting
maledictive
slurring
virulent
withering
unpleasant
sardonic
irreverent
downgrading
dyslogistic
sniping
scolding
obloquious
calumniating
castigating
upbraiding
ranting
mud-slinging
vituperous
satirical
venomous
sharp-tongued
vulgar
offending
damning
aspersive
libeling
US
libelling
UK
vile
shaming
hateful
excoriating
despicable
blunt
honest
candid
attacking
straightforward
hostile
biting
realistic
stark
outspoken
faultfinding
warts and all
straight from the shoulder
mocking
jeering
scoffing
taunting
caustic
unkind
cutting
foul
acerbic
bitter
cynical
sharp
sniffy
ironical
snotty
ridiculing
sarky
arrogant
supercilious
snooty
barbed
haughty
dirty
stinging
lying
sassy
violent
berating
obnoxious
unmannerly
cruel
snarky
trenchant
false
misrepresentative
satiric
abhorrent
acid
untrue
savage
uncivil
wounding
mordacious
full of contempt
jibing
teasing
ironic
pillorying
lampooning
snidey
smart-alecky
defiant
prejudicial
overbearing
superior
egotistic
hypercritical
impudent
smearing
forward
destructive
brash
brazen
poisonous
affronting
perfunctory
pernicious
quizzical
aspersory
pert
saucy
pointed
maleficent
unfriendly
impolite
discourteous
mordant
unenthusiastic
dimissory
malapert
reproving
castigatory
abrupt
curt
brusque
gruff
short
surly
ungracious
shrewish
pushy
ribald
groundless
obscene
low
coarse
salacious
gross
indecent
scabrous
ill-natured
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
raunchy
lewd
smutty
outrageous
filthy
shameless
offhand
Rabelaisian
foul-mouthed
razor-sharp
smart-aleck
smart-mouthed
flip
fresh
snobbish
condescending
imperious
proud
nervy
uppity
gally
cocky
smart
crusty
out-of-line
for the birds
cavalier
vain
audacious
cool
snippy
bold
hard
temperamental
high and mighty
cold-shoulder
hard-nosed
on your high horse
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
fastidious
fussy
picky
particular
finicky
choosy
exacting
demanding
pernickety
nice
dainty
finical
persnickety
discriminating
choosey
finicking
delicate
scrupulous
punctilious
meticulous
fussbudgety
careful
pedantic
overnice
hypercritical
perfectionist
precise
difficult
nitpicking
captious
faddy
refined
squeamish
exact
painstaking
overdelicate
overcritical
assiduous
sedulous
stickling
queasy
thorough
old-maidish
over-particular
hard to please
nit-picky
hair-splitting
pass-remarkable
difficult to please
impossible to please
easily disgusted
very careful
discerning
selective
rigorous
faddish
sensitive
nit-picking
tough
strict
discriminative
inflexible
fault-finding
hard
choicy
overscrupulous
overparticular
cavilling
UK
sticklerish
faultfinding
caviling
US
stiff
stringent
perceptive
acute
uncompromising
over-exacting
intractable
obstinate
disapproving
overbearing
unaccommodating
unamenable
fine
querulous
overexacting
imperious
harsh
nagging
unbending
unreasonable
dictatorial
obdurate
importunate
hardheaded
disparaging
censuring
cavillous
tyrannical
unflinching
detailed
oppressive
eclectic
astute
high-maintenance
hard-line
over-censorious
over-rigorous
over-strict
judicious
sharp
hard to satisfy
keen
tasteful
cautious
unrelenting
grim
select
boorish
rigid
pitiless
inexorable
irascible
resolute
immovable
elaborate
dogmatic
fussbudget
unyielding
prickly
crotchety
ornery
disputatious
chippy
disputative
carping
close
rough
hairsplitting
trying
opinionated
over-fastidious
quibbling
bloody-minded
minute
exigent
distinguished
niggling
precisionist
mincing
anal
pettifogging
prim
pure
puritanical
prudish
stuffy
impeccable
overfastidious
proper
prissy
overprecise
tricky
fiddly
shrewd
strait-laced
schoolmarmish
wise
Victorian
perspicacious
discriminatory
insightful
prudent
conscientious
attentive
clamorous
tiresome
judgmental
judgemental
diligent
heedful
cherry-picking
insistent
unmanageable
troublesome
fractious
a la carte
cultivated
studious
firm
needy
possessive
unsparing
stubborn
cultured
searching
aesthetic
UK
esthetic
US
scrutinizing
US
full
demeaning
censorious
serious
cynical
religious
with good taste
loving
extremely particular
scrutinising
UK
hard-to-please
ultra-careful
exhaustive
thinking twice
particularized
US
extremely careful
accurate
itemized
US
systematic
particularised
UK
itemised
UK
clocklike
specialised
UK
blow-by-blow
specialized
US
arduous
strenuous
challenging
gruelling
UK
laborious
taxing
onerous
heavy
grueling
US
formidable
severe
toilsome
tiring
uphill
testing
punishing
burdensome
backbreaking
murderous
herculean
rugged
moiling
hellacious
effortful
tall
killer
sweaty
grievous
killing
weighty
Augean
Herculean
back-breaking
pick-and-shovel
methodical
correct
deliberate
intensive
orderly
thoroughgoing
faithful
in-depth
complete
industrious
punctual
thoughtful
mathematical
concentrated
fixed
earnest
intense
by the book
comprehensive
by the numbers
dedicated
circumspect
ordered
efficient
logical
concerted
all-out
sweeping
circumstantial
structured
solid
considered
pinpoint
hairline
conscionable
extensive
focused
US
provident
unerring
intent
methodic
methodized
planned
tidy
scientific
focussed
UK
determined
neat
businesslike
disciplined
regular
systematical
spot-on
well organized
well-regulated
active
persevering
literalist
literalistic
formalist
scholastic
persistent
organized
US
energetic
purist
casuistical
calculated
absolute
widespread
unswerving
casuistic
sophistical
sophistic
desperate
total
regardful
concerned
observant
measured
selfdisciplined
chary
discreet
reasoned
vigilant
coherent
systematized
US
hard-working
formal
deep
going to great lengths
together
systematised
UK
organised
UK
well planned
all-inclusive
all-embracing
out-and-out
well ordered
well regulated
well thought out
alert
minding p's and q's
microscopic
zealous
controlled
right
duteous
explicit
thoroughpaced
nonrandom
reliable
unfailing
undeviating
intrinsic
topical
loyal
steadfast
inch-perfect
appropriate
actual
clean
obsessive
fretful
fuddy-duddy
white-glove
dotting the i's
crossing the t's
considerable
priggish
whole-hog
full-dress
from A to Z
stickler
stern
full-scale
substantial
meaningful
significant
sagacious
weighed
advised
knowing
tenacious
tight
studied
profound
purposeful
far-reaching
whole
compendious
encyclopedic
US
entire
pondered
levelheaded
balanced
rational
reasonable
pragmatic
cyclopedic
embracive
panoramic
encyclopaedic
UK
inclusive
omnibus
universal
thought-out
mature
exclusive
undistracted
unbroken
collective
wholehearted
leaving no stone unturned
all-encompassing
well thought-out
well-grounded
engrossed
unadulterated
unshared
unreserved
consistent
unqualified
unalloyed
unmitigated
cover-all
all-in
broad-gauge
broad-gauged
unflagging
consummate
sincere
united
absorbed
unanimous
committed
continued
fast
steady
undivided
all
lock stock and barrel
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm
dire
dreadful
terrible
awful
appalling
horrible
shocking
horrifying
grim
frightful
frightening
ghastly
alarming
horrendous
terrifying
forbidding
scary
wretched
unfortunate
fearsome
horrid
miserable
deplorable
grave
fearful
atrocious
direful
intimidating
formidable
woeful
dismal
gloomy
unspeakable
ominous
redoubtable
hopeless
dread
serious
lousy
abysmal
outrageous
cruel
terrific
ugly
godawful
parlous
bodeful
extreme
afflictive
fierce
desperate
chronic
irretrievable
oppressing
spine-chilling
hair-raising
bad
poor
sorry
lamentable
dangerous
calamitous
perilous
hazardous
acute
precarious
risky
intolerable
dicey
hairy
pitiful
nasty
unstable
dodgy
irredeemable
solemn
sober
somber
US
worrying
sombre
UK
very bad
grisly
unnerving
macabre
daunting
disconcerting
severe
humourless
UK
gruesome
lurid
humorless
US
sedate
monstrous
hideous
horrific
nightmarish
grewsome
harrowing
abominable
chilling
petrifying
distressing
creepy
spooky
disgusting
eerie
revolting
sinister
disturbing
loathsome
menacing
sickening
upsetting
bloodcurdling
execrable
vile
odious
scaring
dismaying
disquieting
heinous
repulsive
offensive
startling
grievous
threatening
repugnant
hellacious
detestable
hateful
repellent
obnoxious
evil
unpleasant
foul
insufferable
nightmare
unsettling
beastly
unutterable
abhorrent
from hell
foreboding
baleful
grotesque
egregious
spine-tingling
perturbing
inhuman
disagreeable
disheartening
indescribable
blood-curdling
morbid
nauseating
distasteful
nauseous
tremendous
tragic
awesome
dark
ghostly
gory
mean-looking
shuddersome
unearthly
overwhelming
awe-inspiring
troubling
irksome
demoralizing
US
bothersome
depressing
discomforting
despicable
discommoding
unpalatable
displeasing
unsightly
troublesome
discouraging
astounding
unpardonable
abject
unforgivable
contemptible
objectionable
vexing
discomposing
onerous
scandalous
traumatic
rotten
obscene
dreaded
brooding
inexpressible
disgraceful
bleak
gut-wrenching
demoralising
UK
gross
terrorizing
US
ferocious
imposing
terrorising
UK
ghoulish
punk
eldritch
messed up
weird
cold
sepulchral
funereal
sobering
brutal
nerve-racking
spookish
causing fear
painful
life-threatening
harsh
bone-chilling
concerning
fateful
untold
gnarly
unlucky
eery
baneful
undescribable
unpropitious
apocalyptic
off-putting
hostile
screwed up
pulse-pounding
unwelcoming
feared
vicious
shivery
shuddery
striking
massive
powerful
inhospitable
disastrous
inconvenient
unwelcome
excessive
overpowering
unfriendly
evil-looking
uninviting
shadowy
sore
suggestive of evil
phobic
morose
shady
stupefying
all-powerful
heartstopping
glowering
sullen
stunning
rancid
astonishing
repellant
fulsome
amazing
bewildering
noxious
agitating
staggering
noisome
surprising
reprehensible
glaring
wicked
gut-churning
sick-making
damnable
accursed
confounded
diabolical
cursed
pits
pants
sucky
God-awful
cringe-making
undefinable
unimaginable
ineffable
inconceivable
preternatural
indescribably wicked
too horrible for words
indescribably bad
beyond description
indescribably evil
beyond words
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy
fretful
irritable
grumpy
cross
petulant
testy
irascible
touchy
peevish
fractious
cranky
crabby
ratty
snappish
crotchety
huffy
tetchy
querulous
splenetic
crabbed
perverse
captious
edgy
complaining
ornery
uptight
miserable
mean
grumbling
whining
tense
carping
cavilling
UK
caviling
US
contrary
upset
unhappy
distraught
overwrought
uncomfortable
worried
anxious
fidgety
stressed
faultfinding
agitated
distressed
nervous
overstrung
rattled
twitchy
wreck
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
ill-natured
short-tempered
out of sorts
ill at ease
worked up
wrought up
het up
cantankerous
grouchy
snappy
disagreeable
prickly
surly
pettish
impatient
choleric
sour
chippy
waspish
bilious
dyspeptic
peppery
crusty
narky
curmudgeonly
eggy
morose
soreheaded
peckish
scratchy
liverish
miffy
snaky
ill-humored
US
ill-humoured
UK
discontented
sulky
quick-tempered
moody
sullen
like a bear with a sore head
bitter
whingy
churlish
argumentative
whingeing
quarrelsome
shrewish
obstinate
sorehead
waspy
grousing
difficult
bearish
on edge
stuffy
fault-finding
in a bad mood
hot-tempered
out of temper
angry
fiery
dissatisfied
resentful
pertinacious
fussy
snarky
acrimonious
whiny
snippy
snippety
disputatious
shirty
mardy
out of humor
growling
fretting
childish
raspy
spiteful
cussed
truculent
stroppy
uncooperative
ugly
contentious
waxy
thin-skinned
dour
acid
awkward
vinegary
hot-blooded
out-of-sorts
cross-grained
on a short fuse
as cross as two sticks
short-fused
disapproving
malcontent
objectionable
vinegarish
bloody-minded
arsey
confrontational
oppugnant
temperamental
glum
curt
huffish
disgruntled
unsociable
gruff
volatile
sensitive
feisty
bristly
opinionated
ireful
brusque
misanthropic
cynical
hotheaded
pouty
oversensitive
harsh
provocative
naysaying
hypercritical
exasperated
displeased
snarling
crybaby
ungracious
gloomy
annoyed
iracund
pouting
tough
brooding
iracundulous
acrid
trying
griping
mumpish
malicious
venomous
short
tart
sharp
hasty
malignant
vindictive
nasty
saturnine
sore
passionate
filthy
obstreperous
blunt
chuffy
out of humour
having got out of bed the wrong side
foul-tempered
having got out of bed on the wrong side
nasty-tempered
hot under the collar
in a mood
easily offended
murmuring
plaintive
censorious
grumbly
salty
moaning
negative
crying
deploring
scrappy
lamenting
bemoaning
whimpering
wailing
hard to please
huffy irascible
unfriendly
bellicose
unpleasant
rude
mopey
tempestuous
embittered
moping
hostile
uncivil
violent
belligerent
antagonistic
rancorous
vicious
vitriolic
discourteous
abrupt
pugnacious
impolite
hypersensitive
piqued
unhelpful
scowling
tooshie
excitable
indignant
glowering
furious
sourpussed
highly strung
frowning
sulking
joyless
hateful
impassioned
irritated
combative
vexed
melodramatic
emotional
malevolent
humourless
UK
humorless
US
peeved
boorish
terse
mercurial
intense
refractory
unsmiling
disobliging
foul
incensed
stormy
ticklish
bad
uncongenial
wild
put out
unreasonable
wrathful
catty
dramatic
jumpy
militant
froward
impetuous
hot-headed
malign
aggressive
shaken
frantic
infuriated
fuming
raving
inflamed
enraged
hottempered
atrabilious
heated
snarly
abusive
unruly
ill-mannered
steamed-up
mean-spirited
unresponsive
uncommunicative
unmannerly
all shook up
bristling
antisocial
vengeful
hysterical
sharp-tongued
antipathetic
icy
virulent
vehement
uncharitable
inhospitable
inconsiderate
unsympathetic
grudging
stressy
unindulgent
bellyaching
owly
beefing
wicked
jaundiced
sarcastic
zowerswopped
ungenerous
spunky
acerbic
acute
unkind
perversely irritable
choked
narked
viperous
restless
toey
bad-humored
perturbable
having short fuse
hot under collar
like a bear
got up on wrong side of bed
envenomed
sharp-tempered
evil-minded
irate
irked
galled
wound up
wired up
bundle of nerves
livid
apoplectic
mad
riled
mopish
steamed
steamed up
crook
vex
ropeable
hoha
wroth
aerated
dark
aloof
withdrawn
depressed
cheerless
litigious
cruel
ticked off
teed off
unlikable
disputative
not best pleased
hopping mad
bent out of shape
up in arms
on the warpath
foaming at the mouth
hacked off
in a lather
factious
warring
gladiatorial
defiant
agonistic
in a huff
down in the mouth
having a fit of the sulks
in a funk
in the sulks
fed up
in a strop
inflammable
spirited
inimical
intolerant
lively
manic
lawless
uneasy
in a paddy
threatening
discordant
in a bate
fit to be tied
battling
dissentious
brawly
assaultive
warlike
fighting
controversial
polemical
polemic
bickering
ructious
arguesome
wrangling
turbulent
offensive
war
brawling
ready for a fight
have chip on shoulder
stubborn
recalcitrant
willful
wilful
intractable
headstrong
obdurate
mulish
intransigent
pigheaded
unmanageable
hardheaded
troublesome
steadfast
contrarious
indomitable
opinionative
unpredictable
fiendish
stiff-necked
strong-minded
single-minded
set in one's ways
hard-nosed
hard to handle
bull-headed
pig-headed
wrong-headed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment
ticklish
difficult
tricky
delicate
thorny
problematic
sensitive
knotty
sticky
prickly
tough
awkward
problematical
touchy
hairy
dodgy
troublesome
complicated
nasty
controversial
catchy
tricksy
complex
spiny
hard
intricate
involved
trying
taxing
vexatious
irksome
precarious
convoluted
upsetting
worrying
bothersome
risky
uncertain
dangerous
volatile
vexed
concerning
unstable
nice
chancy
rocky
unsteady
capricious
changeable
fickle
inconstant
mercurial
temperamental
variable
dicey
iffy
perplexing
embarrassing
tight
bleak
dire
hazardous
unpleasant
onerous
grim
challenging
forbidding
grievous
arduous
awful
dark
disagreeable
distressing
punishing
perilous
worrisome
rough
unfriendly
suspect
questionable
spartan
hostile
dubious
bitter
disturbing
fiddly
contentious
gnarly
provocative
quirky
undependable
heated
touch-and-go
emotive
divisive
scandalous
unpredictable
uncomfortable
nettlesome
hair-trigger
baffling
puzzling
elaborate
mystifying
tangled
sophisticated
bewildering
labyrinthine
impenetrable
unfathomable
formidable
involute
confusing
incomprehensible
confounding
obscure
involuted
undecipherable
enigmatic
paradoxical
unsafe
parlous
tortuous
profound
labyrinthian
Byzantine
erratic
byzantine
abstruse
cryptic
recondite
inscrutable
Gordian
fraught with danger
mind-bending
high-risk
full of twists and turns
painful
strenuous
operose
treacherous
loaded
speculative
baroque
daedal
serpentine
unsound
unreliable
insoluble
unanswerable
detailed
abstract
unclear
fancy
Daedalian
mind-boggling
interlaced
difficult to understand
deep
unsolvable
entangled
intractable
uneasy
harassing
severe
insecure
wicked
catch-22
heavy
rugged
like herding cats
laborious
annoying
discomforting
insolvable
complicate
subtle
unsettled
serious
daunting
demanding
problem
messy
ramified
mazy
searching
penetrating
kittle
impossible
devilish
checkered
US
chequered
UK
cumbersome
confused
devil of a
unchancy
fluctuant
disconcerting
hi-tech
dense
jumbled
knotted
Daedalean
mixed
flustering
compromising
humiliating
incalculable
discomfiting
demeaning
degrading
unintelligible
inconvenient
cringeworthy
embarrassed
ambiguous
hard to solve
inexplicable
vexing
beyond comprehension
rambling
beyond one's grasp
advanced
esoteric
enigmatical
hard to explain
above your head
mysterious
hazy
mystical
thought-provoking
opaque
over one's head
fathomless
untimely
discountenancing
discomposing
cringey
excruciating
incommodious
exasperating
shameful
toe-curling
cringe-making
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by anger or dissatisfaction
disgruntled
annoyed
displeased
irritated
discontented
piqued
irked
angry
cross
exasperated
peeved
resentful
vexed
aggrieved
dissatisfied
miffed
aggravated
riled
huffy
narked
sore
testy
indignant
irate
unhappy
eggy
sullen
irritable
grumpy
crabby
sulky
disappointed
peevish
petulant
grouchy
malcontent
churlish
cranky
discontent
snuffy
disaffected
griping
vex
ungratified
malcontented
grousing
hoha
kvetching
bellyaching
crabbing
kicking
uncontent
put out
fed up
cheesed off
teed off
hacked off
browned off
in a huff
ticked off
peed off
hot under the collar
not best pleased
out of temper
out of joint
bad tempered
unsatisfied
frustrated
bothered
complaining
restless
unfulfilled
grumbling
jaundiced
disquieted
fretful
restive
envious
unsated
querulous
picky
angered
disapproving
regretful
offended
begrudging
insatiable
sniveling
US
faultfinding
grudging
unappeased
plaintive
jealous
ennuied
fretting
unassuaged
snivelling
UK
brassed off
not satisfied
fed-up
put-out
incensed
nettled
upset
furious
enraged
infuriated
mad
wrathful
ireful
in high dudgeon
miffy
galled
choleric
in a temper
shirty
disturbed
perturbed
provoked
in a bad mood
bent out of shape
hurt
crook
ill-humored
US
snaky
ill-humoured
UK
foaming at the mouth
agitated
maddened
troubled
ruffled
flustered
tooshie
scunnered
wrath
ratty
distressed
surly
fuming
inflamed
harassed
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
wounded
sour
impatient
harried
affronted
outraged
insulted
worried
wroth
steaming
pained
hot-tempered
worked up
out of humour
steamed up
wound up
miserable
embittered
acrimonious
moody
glum
afflicted
glowering
chagrined
tormented
livid
stung
disheartened
rankled
ballistic
steamed
discouraged
fretted
morose
ill-disposed
scowling
ticked
apoplectic
gruff
injured
unsociable
rabid
crabbed
ropeable
gloomy
roiled
foaming
dour
splenetic
stroppy
needled
hot
infuriate
enflamed
rattled
frowning
boiling
hopping
riley
depressed
mumpish
dark
mardy
in a pet
out of sorts
in a lather
fit to be tied
blue in the face
in a fume
going crook
hopping mad
horn-mad
bitter
blue
rancorous
sick and tired
reproachful
disgusted
factious
spiteful
anguished
dissentious
out of countenance
carping
nitpicking
estranged
unforgiving
mildly annoyed
sick to death
fed up to the teeth
revengeful
with a chip on your shoulder
fed up to the back teeth
cynical
anxious
het up
acrid
defeated
grieved
disillusioned
slighted
huffish
pouty
snubbed
apathetic
indifferent
salty
vitriolic
butthurt
hateful
fault-finding
mopey
weary
bored
tired
pouting
belly-aching
hung up
carrying a chip on your shoulder
up the wall
moping
mopish
sourpussed
sulking
brooding
fractious
perverse
chippy
aloof
withdrawn
uncooperative
ornery
obstinate
mean
cheerless
in the sulks
in a strop
down in the mouth
having a fit of the sulks
in a funk
in a mood
irascible
seething
antagonized
US
very angry
raving
raging
hacked
incandescent
wild
rousted
frenzied
roused
soreheaded
waxy
bugged
heated
aerated
dogged
antagonistic
hostile
uptight
buffaloed
ranting
scandalized
US
storming
pushed too far
seeing red
in a rage
in a frenzy
off the air
in a paddy
frantic
beside yourself
spare
up in arms
at boiling point
on the warpath
raging mad
all steamed up
beside oneself
overcome with anger
rubbed the wrong way
blown a gasket
with all guns blazing
scandalised
UK
burned up
as cross as two sticks
bummed out
at end of one's rope
boiling mad
in a bate
choked
in a filthy temper
passionate
beside yourself with rage
hot and bothered
antagonised
UK
shocked
brusque
harsh
cantankerous
snappish
crotchety
humourless
UK
taciturn
narky
humorless
US
saturnine
crusty
unsmiling
uncommunicative
Eeyorish
ill-natured
waspish
with a long face
unresponsive
touchy
hassled
prickly
snappy
snitty
short-tempered
quick-tempered
unamused
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Causing death or fatality
fatal
deadly
mortal
lethal
destructive
deathly
terminal
baleful
pernicious
noxious
malignant
murderous
baneful
poisonous
virulent
pestilent
killer
fell
pestilential
incurable
untreatable
killing
vital
grave
mortiferous
final
malefic
tragic
causing death
death dealing
ill-fated
ill-starred
dangerous
harmful
hazardous
threatening
detrimental
damaging
hurtful
injurious
disastrous
deleterious
toxic
adverse
bad
unhealthy
prejudicial
perilous
parlous
nocuous
negative
unfavourable
UK
dire
catastrophic
unfavorable
US
disadvantageous
crippling
subversive
undesirable
cataclysmic
devastating
evil
unwholesome
prejudicious
calamitous
ruinous
sinister
ill
unfortunate
unsafe
painful
inimical
cancerous
counterproductive
malicious
mischievous
dicey
nocent
maleficent
wounding
corrosive
menacing
corrupting
corroding
incendiary
undermining
annihilative
suicidal
venomous
wicked
eradicative
extirpative
unpropitious
serious
untoward
inopportune
inexpedient
severe
life-threatening
risky
precarious
malign
malevolent
lethiferous
harassing
wreckful
insalubrious
sinful
internecine
pestiferous
wrackful
slaughterous
noisome
environmentally unfriendly
grievous
jeopardizing
US
unsound
jeopardising
UK
troubling
jeopardous
thorny
capital
acute
very dangerous
touch-and-go
irremediable
irrecoverable
immedicable
remediless
inoperable
dying
corruptive
chronic
persistent
near death
end-stage
beyond cure
on way out
death-dealing
mephitic
poison
vicious
septic
infective
toxicant
homicidal
toxiferous
envenomed
peccant
miasmatic
bloody
violent
mortuary
poisoned
morbid
viperous
corrupt
destroying
fierce
cruel
bloodthirsty
dead
infectious
mephitical
contaminated
troublesome
grim
ruthless
cannibalistic
slaying
carcinogenic
monstrous
uncontrollable
spreading
contagious
invasive
diseased
savage
decimating
costly
epidemic
communicable
brutal
foul
catching
ferocious
necrotic
havoc-wreaking
barbarous
mutually harmful
mutually destructive
insidious
miasmic
nefarious
spiteful
beyond surgery
inhuman
sanguinary
plague-like
disease-ridden
barbaric
beyond treatment
ruining
sanguine
murdering
AP
antipersonnel
sanguineous
criminal
cut-throat
bloody-minded
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Adjective
▲
Requiring a desperate effort to avoid disaster or failure
do-or-die
desperate
life-and-death
death-or-glory
make-or-break
win-or-bust
all-or-nothing
kill-or-cure
now-or-never
win-or-lose
winner-take-all
high stakes
high-stake
uncompromising
inflexible
zero-sum
pass-fail
hard-line
leap of faith
all in
YOLO
all-in
Adjective
▲
Overbearing in a critical and exhorting manner, tending to lecture or hector
lecturing
exhorting
hectoring
improving
preaching
sanctimonious
moralising
UK
moralizing
US
holier-than-thou
Adjective
▲
Not conforming to cherished beliefs or institutions
iconoclastic
nonconformist
unorthodox
unconventional
heterodox
nonorthodox
maverick
heretic
individualistic
original
nonconforming
questioning
irreverent
innovative
groundbreaking
impious
out-there
free thinking
dissenting
dissident
heretical
dissentient
rebellious
schismatic
sectarian
renegade
eccentric
radical
rebel
uncanonical
irregular
unceremonious
informal
revisionist
unsound
doubtful
offbeat
weird
oddball
alternative
bohemian
freak
hippie
beatnik
way-out
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or pertaining to an admonition
admonitory
cautionary
warning
admonishing
monitory
cautioning
premonitory
exemplary
advisory
rebuking
reproving
reprimanding
reproachful
scolding
deterrent
instructive
condemnatory
counselling
UK
counseling
US
disapproving
advice-giving
ominous
giving warning
threatening
serving as a deterrent
bodeful
hinting
wise
portending
monitorial
exhortatory
worrying
prognostic
sobering
precautionary
admonitional
admonitive
chiding
Adjective
▲
Forbidding or grim in appearance
stern
grim
forbidding
serious
somber
US
steely
harsh
humorless
US
humourless
UK
bitter
frowning
implacable
intimidating
moody
solemn
sombre
UK
sour
sullen
surly
angry
fiery
furious
glum
hostile
inhospitable
joyless
morose
stark
stony
unfriendly
ungentle
unsmiling
brooding
cheerless
cold
crabby
dark
disapproving
mean
mortified
no-nonsense
unappeasable
flinty
boot-faced
cast-iron
severe
dour
austere
fierce
gruff
grave
lowering
louring
rough
rugged
sedate
sober
staid
earnest
gloomy
sulky
dismal
glowering
menacing
ferocious
bleak
sobersided
weighty
intense
threatening
dreary
poker-faced
cantankerous
unhumorous
uncomic
hard
scowling
grumpy
mean-looking
po-faced
stiff
aloof
crabbed
vicious
deadpan
serious-minded
stony-faced
mournful
saturnine
funereal
aggressive
downbeat
icy
frosty
frigid
long-faced
unsympathetic
forlorn
unapproachable
drab
frightening
uninviting
sad
grim-faced
gray
US
grey
UK
quiet
dull
aggrieved
indignant
temperamental
aggravated
foreboding
straight-faced
subdued
fearsome
unrestrained
distant
callous
fiendish
frightful
miserable
pitiless
dry
uncommunicative
cutthroat
beastly
unfeeling
cross
horrible
hellish
bestial
venomous
impassive
expressionless
grouchy
desolate
depressing
comfortless
formidable
churlish
crusty
straight
boring
tedious
unhappy
melancholic
dejected
stringent
ugly
strait-laced
blank
unamusing
strict
hard-faced
wretched
depressive
doleful
quarrelsome
truculent
resolute
melancholy
dispiriting
disconsolate
dire
morbid
drear
disagreeable
ill-humored
US
tenebrific
sepulchral
depressed
plutonian
lugubrious
tenebrous
godforsaken
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
unplayful
lonesome
black
blue
dreich
elegiac
lonely
elegiacal
ill-humoured
UK
sourpuss
chill
down
Cimmerian
hurting
darkening
muted
tough
heavy-going
overbearing
unpleasant
wicked
fell
sinister
savage
tight-lipped
splenetic
unwelcoming
ominous
businesslike
key
portentous
formal
douce
puritanical
enraged
reserved
resolved
composed
gaunt
unemotional
chilly
stuffy
pokerfaced
irritable
remote
testy
underlined
difficult
cranky
dyspeptic
bound and determined
bilious
bearish
cold sober
acid
ornery
pouting
obstinate
pouty
spiteful
mopey
ill-natured
huffy
mean-spirited
belligerent
antagonistic
bellicose
confrontational
stroppy
argumentative
inimical
pugnacious
irascible
adversarial
defiant
combative
warlike
nasty
feisty
fractious
snarly
offensive
rancorous
snappish
agonistic
snappy
scrappy
chippy
choleric
petulant
peevish
touchy
tetchy
querulous
crotchety
unsociable
moping
brusque
uptight
narky
curt
prickly
uncivil
short-tempered
curmudgeonly
impatient
mardy
blunt
mumpish
resentful
piqued
out of humour
out of sorts
perverse
ratty
ungracious
quick-tempered
shirty
waspish
down in the mouth
in a bad mood
sourpussed
rude
hot-tempered
sulking
fretful
discourteous
impolite
disgruntled
boorish
abrupt
displeased
unresponsive
unhelpful
acrimonious
eggy
contentious
hotheaded
ill-mannered
with a long face
mopish
vexed
despondent
exasperated
annoyed
unamused
tense
shrewish
whingy
uncooperative
embittered
unmannerly
sensitive
pettish
misanthropic
cynical
terse
huffish
soreheaded
snarky
peckish
captious
peppery
snippy
snippety
miffy
liverish
fussy
snaky
scratchy
edgy
short
impetuous
on edge
acrid
trying
awkward
complaining
whingeing
raspy
tart
sorehead
chuffy
in low spirits
discontented
fed up
in a mood
out of temper
nasty-tempered
like a bear with a sore head
disrespectful
vehement
taciturn
Eeyorish
unindulgent
emotional
offended
bloody-minded
having short fuse
hot under collar
agitable
excitable
broody
kittle
mopy
tooshie
skittish
wounded
neurotic
high-strung
easily frightened
easily upset
easily agitated
hot-headed
irate
irked
irritated
vitriolic
volatile
bristly
ireful
oversensitive
pertinacious
evil-intentioned
hate-filled
hypercritical
whining
snarling
contrary
grumbling
whiny
crybaby
iracund
iracundulous
waxy
disputatious
waspy
grousing
dissatisfied
carping
griping
out of humor
growling
malicious
fretting
vinegary
childish
cavilling
UK
sharp
hasty
malignant
vindictive
caviling
US
sore
passionate
filthy
obstreperous
cussed
thin-skinned
hot-blooded
having got out of bed the wrong side
fault-finding
cross-grained
having got out of bed on the wrong side
hot under the collar
on a short fuse
foul-tempered
out-of-sorts
as cross as two sticks
short-fused
easily offended
peeved
withdrawn
put out
in the sulks
in a huff
in a strop
having a fit of the sulks
in a funk
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