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What is another word for
contemptuous
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Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect
Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed
Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something
Inclined to find fault too readily
Not having the tolerance or patience for someone or something
Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion
Bitter or resentful in nature
Morally corrupt or evil in nature or character
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Adjective
▲
Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect
disdainful
scornful
disparaging
derogatory
slighting
arrogant
denigratory
haughty
belittling
supercilious
deprecatory
pejorative
snobbish
condescending
imperious
proud
uppity
uncomplimentary
degrading
snooty
insolent
demeaning
derisory
insulting
depreciatory
cavalier
sneering
depreciative
derisive
sniffy
derogative
mocking
denigrative
vain
decrying
detractive
snotty
scathing
scoffing
contumelious
audacious
disrespectful
disapproving
jeering
withering
snide
cool
snippy
bold
cheeky
opprobrious
abhorrent
taunting
sardonic
hard
temperamental
high and mighty
cold-shoulder
full of contempt
on your high horse
hard-nosed
superior
presumptuous
abusive
lofty
overbearing
patronizing
US
pompous
lordly
rude
cocky
pretentious
dismissive
patronising
UK
stuck-up
egotistic
uppish
highfalutin
conceited
offensive
overweening
huffy
high-and-mighty
hifalutin
self-important
vituperative
impudent
toplofty
egotistical
toffee-nosed
high-handed
sarcastic
hoity-toity
vainglorious
bumptious
prideful
scurrilous
deprecating
toploftical
smug
irreverent
critical
humiliating
discourteous
impertinent
uncivil
aloof
huffish
stiff-necked
snobby
negative
peremptory
narcissistic
boastful
blasphemous
high-hat
chesty
swaggering
puffed up
assumptive
important
defamatory
brash
self-assertive
self-asserting
sacrilegious
impolite
profane
overconfident
domineering
discrediting
bossy
detracting
deprecative
stuck up
presuming
masterful
bloated
out-of-line
hurtful
egoistic
egoistical
forward
impious
mortifying
vituperatory
invective
ridiculing
slanderous
libellous
UK
sassy
immodest
libelous
US
bigheaded
censorious
reproachful
unflattering
debasing
brazen
swellheaded
unmannerly
biggity
self-conceited
insubordinate
biggety
self-opinionated
swollen-headed
full of oneself
big-headed
nervy
fancy-pants
ungracious
bragging
egocentric
hubristic
vitriolic
self-satisfied
pontifical
smart-alecky
opinionated
denigrating
blustering
know-it-all
autocratic
cynical
self-centered
US
elitist
self-righteous
caustic
scurrile
scurril
truculent
fresh
self-affected
selfish
self-promoting
self-serving
self-engrossed
self-congratulatory
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
self-centred
UK
magisterial
ungodly
saucy
orgulous
malicious
flip
spiteful
vulgar
shaming
reviling
biting
ostentatious
crusty
catty
unholy
irreverential
sarky
jibing
depreciating
lippy
assuming
brassy
maligning
aweless
too big for your boots
inconsiderate
affected
smarty
profanatory
ill-mannered
cocksure
shameful
iconoclastic
wise guy
undignified
nasty
ignominious
unsympathetic
unfavourable
UK
jumped up
assured
disgraceful
mean
unfavorable
US
damaging
teasing
lowering
fault-finding
pert
affronting
unworthy
dishonourable
UK
obloquious
foul
on an ego trip
vilifying
inglorious
cheapening
detractory
pillorying
unhallowed
lampooning
abject
violent
berating
obnoxious
perfunctory
minimizing
US
malapert
snidey
minimising
UK
smart
contemptible
menial
calumniating
unkind
despicable
dishonorable
US
infra dig
judgmental
judgemental
diminishing
deflating
bringing shame
pushy
flippant
dictatorial
damning
dishonouring
UK
despiteful
hateful
malevolent
dishonoring
US
unpleasant
tyrannical
brusque
curt
abrupt
downgrading
despotic
offhand
bad-mannered
harsh
above oneself
high
self-aggrandizing
la-di-da
indifferent
gracious
grandiose
full of yourself
sure
too big for your breeches
confident
self-assured
holier-than-thou
self-confident
self-respecting
blusterous
uncharitable
defiant
acerbic
hypercritical
epithetical
unenthusiastic
dimissory
unfriendly
sharp
bitter
wretched
corrupting
unbecoming
loudmouth
puffed-up
rejecting
contemning
despising
repudiating
scolding
surly
blunt
gruff
short
shrewish
devastating
posh
stuffy
castigating
insinuating
authoritarian
refined
standoffish
dyslogistic
disadvantageous
sniping
snarky
ill-natured
mordacious
stinging
blistering
blasting
searing
upbraiding
honourable
UK
honorable
US
gally
scandalous
irreligious
godless
airy
commanding
reproving
castigatory
wounding
complaisant
cutting
snubbing
blighting
for the birds
sharp-tongued
unceremonious
glib
terse
cursory
off
la-dee-da
calumniatory
offish
thoughtless
repulsive
insensitive
wiseguy
aristocratic
politically incorrect
crushing
churlish
venomous
unmannered
reserved
distant
detached
aspersive
calumnious
unhandsome
execrative
imprecatory
execratory
swearing
improper
cursing
libeling
US
excoriating
offending
malign
defaming
libelling
UK
disgracing
injuring
injurious
hurting
abasing
vile
malignant
reproaching
disgracious
misbehaved
unfilial
ill-bred
uncalled-for
turning up your nose at
looking down your nose at
wise
brassbound
arch
traducing
putting on airs
barefaced
personal
procacious
mannerless
discreditable
imperative
aspersing
breezy
brazen-faced
bold-faced
lacking civility
bad mannered
off-base
put down
complacent
authoritative
assertive
officious
consequential
strutting
tyrannous
autocratical
tyrannic
forceful
oppressive
persnickety
dominating
arbitrary
swanky
portentous
pushful
inflated
shameless
showy
dogmatic
imperial
bullish
sententious
aggressive
self-loving
draconian
puffy
potty
repressive
ritzy
pontificating
willful
loud
unabashed
pleased with oneself
flaunting
stiff
vaunting
undemocratic
thrusting
controlling
exclusive
imposing
overbold
autarchic
severe
strict
tactless
peacockish
wilful
boasting
rigid
unblushing
crude
loudmouthed
bombastic
throwing one's weight around
braggart
iron-handed
doctrinaire
self-regarding
anti-democratic
undiplomatic
self-admiring
in-your-face
heavy-handed
brass-necked
self-applauding
pleased with yourself
unreserved
full of hot air
in love with oneself
too big for your britches
insistent
absolute
coercive
impetuous
hotheaded
powerful
summary
impulsive
impolitic
crass
totalitarian
pushing
windbag
remote
tony
crowing
dominant
familiar
rash
overfamiliar
free
demanding
egomaniac
hotshot
illiberal
obtrusive
bullying
sophomoric
regnant
mouthy
inflexible
blatant
strident
highfaluting
wisenheimer
loud-mouthed
vivacious
high-flown
dictative
high-minded
coarse
self-absorbed
la-de-da
dogmatical
iron-fisted
out of line
smart alecky
bold as brass
think too highly of oneself
think a lot of oneself
self-approving
goody-goody
have an excessively high opinion of oneself
firm
well pleased
self-complacent
self-flattering
extraverted
braggy
self-pleased
self-gratulatory
self-dramatizing
blustery
extroverted
uninhibited
proud of oneself
puffed
elitist
brisk
pigheaded
highhanded
apostolic
self-willed
offensively self-assertive
heartless
poncey
windy
intolerant
silliness
giddy
dizzy
flighty
boldfaced
high falutin
selective
overzealous
overbusy
flatulent
exacting
self-obsessed
insufferable
ambitious
ranting
hectoring
priggish
foolhardy
fierce
positive
fascistic
enterprising
blowing one's own horn
certain
militant
jaunty
over-assertive
disciplinarian
cliquish
driven
hardass
untactful
highbrow
discriminatory
grand
spectacular
magnificent
splendid
exaggerated
overstated
wrapped up in oneself
fustian
blowhard
swanking
self-opinioned
big
exultant
nose in the air
throwing one's weight about
subjugating
on a high horse
feisty
sure of yourself
smart aleck
smart guy
smarty pants
unsubtle
brazenfaced
swollen with pride
unshrinking
unembarrassed
unashamed
stuck on oneself
brag
boast
Neronian
unyielding
conceity
ham
phony
US
gall
phoney
UK
outrageous
spirited
temerarious
daredevil
reckless
madcap
shocking
arrant
smart-assed
US
hardy
headstrong
bantam
monocratic
clamorous
crack-the-whip
stern
throwing weight around
think one is the cat's whiskers
think one is God's gift
think one is the cat's pyjamas
gritty
disagreeable
inappropriate
presumptive
ruthless
pleased
strong-willed
as bold as brass
tsarist
czarist
content
big-mouthed
riding for a fall
heedless
overoptimistic
careless
flashy
coming on strong
not backwards in coming forwards
in driver's seat
crack the whip
gaudy
flushed
absolutist
hot stuff
smart-arsed
UK
graceless
on ego trip
jazzy
garish
merciless
flirtatious
go-getting
masterly
uncontrolled
ironhanded
unaccountable
unconstitutional
decisive
overproud
high-pitched
high-pressure
sharp-elbowed
ascendant
snot-nosed
poised
one-party
single-party
big talking
sure of oneself
blowing one's own trumpet
heading for a fall
unchivalrous
lording it
boorish
I'm all right, Jack
well-pleased
proud of yourself
like a cat that has swallowed the canary
flushed with success
like the cat that's got the cream
uncouth
unrefined
unladylike
ungenteel
loutish
ungallant
sullen
oafish
indecorous
indelicate
rough
ungentlemanly
biased
prejudiced
ungraceful
underbred
inaffable
ignorant
intrusive
crabbed
bigoted
yokelish
bounderish
obdurate
obstinate
opinionative
opinioned
partisan
of fixed views
of preconceived ideas
more ❯
“Openly
contemptuous
of New Age mysticism, the novel parodies its adherents as witless and violent Edenites, followers of the Cult of Ignorance.”
Adjective
▲
Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed
offensive
derogatory
insulting
abusive
disparaging
rude
scurrilous
slighting
hurtful
objectionable
degrading
disrespectful
obnoxious
insolent
vulgar
spiteful
malicious
scandalous
unpleasant
discourteous
mean
exceptionable
wounding
unacceptable
unkind
reprehensible
nasty
dirty
uncivil
affronting
displeasing
cruel
hostile
snide
unmannerly
upsetting
censurable
low
coarse
impolite
hateful
impertinent
annoying
detestable
inconsiderate
indecent
impudent
provocative
vindictive
personal
despiteful
outrageous
provoking
crude
vexing
irritating
humiliating
exasperating
galling
shocking
improper
disagreeable
vicious
unfriendly
poisonous
venomous
churlish
malign
ill-humored
US
ill-tempered
ill-natured
bad-tempered
ill-humoured
UK
mean-spirited
malevolent
malignant
uncharitable
vile
catty
surly
despicable
bad
execrable
currish
virulent
cantankerous
ignominious
wretched
dishonorable
US
sordid
contemptible
paltry
ignoble
base
unsportsmanlike
unfair
ornery
ruthless
sarcastic
dishonourable
UK
evil-minded
low-minded
low-down
unlikable
unlovable
insufferable
unbearable
unloveable
cross
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something
scoffing
mocking
sardonic
scornful
cynical
sneering
satirical
derisive
caustic
jeering
disparaging
taunting
sharp
ironical
biting
cutting
mordant
acerbic
satiric
disrespectful
trenchant
offensive
mean
contumelious
scorching
corrosive
arrogant
bitter
salty
carping
acid
acerb
irascible
backhanded
acrimonious
brusque
needling
saucy
scurrilous
chaffing
twitting
austere
captious
ornery
disillusioned
cussed
evil
severe
weisenheiming
hostile
snarling
smart-alecky
sarcastic
scathing
ironic
stinging
snarky
acrid
mordacious
scalding
barbed
pungent
nasty
acidic
wry
dry
smart-mouthed
tart
vitriolic
critical
disdainful
derisory
acidulous
smart-aleck
sarky
tongue-in-cheek
malicious
hurtful
harsh
incisive
searing
keen
virulent
venomous
ferocious
fierce
savage
skeptical
US
cynic
sceptical
UK
devastating
brutal
cruel
withering
belittling
extremely critical
ridiculing
irreverent
pointed
unblunted
wise
piercing
penetrating
misanthropical
insulting
wounding
unsparing
violent
rude
edged
vicious
acute
truculent
unkind
grim
pitiless
astringent
condescending
contemptible
snide
blistering
detracting
pessimistic
misanthropic
abrasive
raucous
spiteful
coruscating
burning
insensitive
curt
rubbing the wrong way
gruff
sulphurous
UK
sulfurous
US
catty
slighting
uncivil
quizzical
razor-sharp
heartless
merciless
burlesque
twisted
callous
witty
clever
jibing
defiant
uncomplimentary
spicy
backbiting
poignant
double-edged
unrelenting
quick-witted
sadistic
ruthless
wanton
cold-blooded
waspish
razor-edged
polemic
poisonous
rapier-like
rancorous
unfriendly
corroding
hateful
rough
erosive
destructive
antagonistic
coarse
vindictive
snappy
pithy
derogatory
slashing
polemical
strong
negative
stringent
telling
discouraging
malignant
pernicious
forceful
maleficent
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
unhelpful
aggressive
abusive
malefic
splenetic
undermining
disobliging
adverse
invalidating
contrary
obstructive
squint-eyed
ill-natured
malign
evil-intentioned
churlish
stern
vexatious
discrediting
troublesome
alkaline
controversial
contentious
impertinent
lambent
malevolent
argumentative
disputatious
hard
baleful
vengeful
bilious
unpleasant
snappish
snippy
testy
acetose
short
disapproving
passive-aggressive
sour
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
vitriolous
sharp-worded
angry
thoughtless
inconsiderate
peppery
ungracious
envenomed
crabbed
dripping with malice
crisp
cold
nauseating
irritating
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Inclined to find fault too readily
overcritical
carping
critical
hypercritical
cavilling
UK
captious
censorious
judgemental
disparaging
niggling
judgmental
quibbling
disapproving
caviling
US
rejective
nitpicking
faultfinding
pernickety
condemning
nagging
hairsplitting
reproachful
demanding
cavillous
censuring
particular
severe
overnice
stern
belittling
calumniatory
cutting
cynical
exceptive
sarcastic
judgy
derogatory
biting
choleric
critic
demeaning
harsh
humbling
lowering
satirical
scolding
sharp
trenchant
withering
fault-finding
pass-remarkable
hair-splitting
nit-picking
over-censorious
hard to please
condemnatory
reproving
castigatory
admonitory
accusatory
full of reproof
denunciatory
unforgiving
scathing
deprecatory
culpatory
complaining
vituperative
denouncing
chiding
severely critical
reprehending
reproaching
disappointed
abusive
upbraiding
accusing
pettifogging
pedantic
fussy
finicky
negative
picky
nit-picky
criticizing
US
exacting
criticising
UK
fastidious
griping
punctilious
finical
overprecise
perfectionist
difficult
over-rigorous
over-strict
overscrupulous
over-particular
casuistic
sophistical
sophistic
difficult to please
over-exacting
overexact
unfavourable
UK
unsympathetic
on someone's back
trifling
impossible to please
nitpicky
unfavorable
US
cantankerous
quarrelsome
testy
petty
acrimonious
contrary
petulant
bellyaching
whingeing
reprobatory
reprobative
ultra-critical
very critical
prevaricative
evasive
elusive
precise
precisionist
exact
meticulous
scrupulous
dogmatic
literalistic
literalist
scholastic
casuistical
formalist
purist
dainty
uncompromising
trying
persnickety
choosy
over-fastidious
nice
painstaking
careful
faddish
importunate
strict
tough
intractable
clamorous
obstinate
tiresome
rigorous
dictatorial
delicate
finicking
old-maidish
choosey
faddy
fussbudgety
tricky
overbearing
unaccommodating
querulous
imperious
inflexible
troublesome
insistent
overexacting
stringent
unbending
exigent
unamenable
unmanageable
fractious
hard
fiddly
fine
detailed
hardheaded
unsparing
firm
sticklerish
stubborn
unflinching
stiff
unreasonable
obdurate
needy
possessive
hard to satisfy
hard-line
high-maintenance
serious
tyrannical
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not having the tolerance or patience for someone or something
unforbearing
impatient
intolerant
discriminatory
uncharitable
disdainful
unforgiving
unsympathetic
illiberal
indignant
unindulgent
hateful
inflexible
prejudiced
insular
provincial
sectarian
narrow-minded
parochial
small-minded
xenophobic
small
Lilliputian
nasty
grudging
petty
vulgar
selfish
set
bigoted
ignoble
mean
base
narrow
blinkered
dogmatic
partisan
rigid
uncompromising
obdurate
partial
fanatical
antipathetic
individualistic
averse
fractious
jaundiced
waspish
one-sided
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion
glacial
cold
icy
unfriendly
frigid
frosty
chilly
hostile
wintry
US
gelid
antiseptic
arctic
brittle
chill
clammy
cold-blooded
cold-eyed
coldish
cool
frozen
hard-eyed
uncordial
unsympathetic
wintery
UK
antagonistic
inapproachable
inimical
unwelcoming
aloof
distant
emotionless
inaccessible
indifferent
remote
reserved
seclusive
standoffish
unapproachable
unemotional
withdrawn
withering
unsociable
inhospitable
haughty
disdainful
stiff
stand-offish
detached
stony
unresponsive
forbidding
antisocial
uncongenial
offish
unneighbourly
formal
uncommunicative
supercilious
unclubbable
dispassionate
impersonal
asocial
passionless
standoff
unbending
wooden
dry
austere
buttoned-up
unsocial
unenthusiastic
unkind
stern
cold-hearted
cold as ice
iced
stilted
unamicable
ungenial
reptilian
unaffable
fierce
off-putting
hard
curt
prim
severe
uncompanionable
cold-faced
uncharitable
uninvolved
unhappy
unneighborly
solitary
hateful
depressing
negative
adversarial
adversary
jaundiced
antipathetic
mortal
uncivil
rude
lukewarm
offhand
discourteous
ungenerous
ungracious
short
xenophobic
unreceptive
brusque
unfeeling
ill-disposed
affectless
undemonstrative
apathetic
phlegmatic
spiritless
hardhearted
stony-hearted
steely
unsmiling
flinty
serious
grim
unforthcoming
gruff
dour
grave
intimidating
solemn
louring
stuffy
ungentle
stark
lowering
rough
rugged
mean-looking
unconcerned
uninterested
morose
sour
gloomy
dismal
sullen
off
surly
incurious
frowning
dreary
sober
sombre
UK
somber
US
staid
poker-faced
harsh
disapproving
glum
melancholic
crabbed
dejected
bleak
stringent
ugly
sulky
saturnine
hard-faced
guarded
rigid
lifeless
passive
repellent
unloving
half-hearted
tepid
cold-shoulder
hesitant
cheerless
unenthused
Olympian
insolent
annoyed
offended
impudent
impertinent
procacious
muted
humourless
UK
earnest
unhumorous
sedate
humorless
US
sobersided
uppity
proud
po-faced
serious-minded
no-nonsense
snooty
lofty
hard-hearted
thick-skinned
hard-boiled
on ice
laid back
stuck up
cold fish
lone wolf
putting on airs
conventional
exact
precise
correct
proper
inflexible
starched
affected
starchy
restrained
seemly
official
reticent
taciturn
polite
straight arrow
strait-laced
keeping people at arm's length
stiff-necked
by the numbers
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Bitter or resentful in nature
hard
resentful
bitter
aggrieved
embittered
indignant
rancorous
spiteful
angry
discontented
disdainful
disgruntled
malcontent
scornful
sore
unforgiving
acrimonious
acrid
piqued
hurt
offended
miffed
peeved
dissatisfied
put out
sour
sullen
begrudging
morose
grudging
choked
wounded
splenetic
crabbed
jaundiced
churlish
peevish
petulant
crabby
vehement
sardonic
caustic
irreconcilable
hateful
sulky
cynical
with a chip on your shoulder
with chip on shoulder
hard done by
ill-disposed
grudge-bearing
irate
furious
incensed
enraged
infuriated
riled
mad
livid
angered
outraged
choleric
wrathful
ireful
fuming
rankled
ballistic
apoplectic
ticked
shirty
rabid
inflamed
roiled
annoyed
irritated
foaming
cross
hot
enflamed
infuriate
steaming
exasperated
riley
wroth
hopping
irked
displeased
vexed
aggravated
upset
nettled
narked
tooshie
galled
affronted
eggy
bothered
ruffled
steamed
troubled
stung
pained
hoha
afflicted
grieved
annoying
teed off
cheesed off
steamed up
in a temper
in high dudgeon
hacked off
browned off
brassed off
not best pleased
ticked off
peed off
horn-mad
in a huff
hot under the collar
bent out of shape
hopping mad
fit to be tied
going crook
blue in the face
in a fume
in a pet
huffy
provoked
foaming at the mouth
raging
boiling
seething
up in arms
fed up
snaky
beside oneself
miffy
snuffy
on the warpath
incandescent
crook
maddened
wild
testy
vex
ratty
frenzied
ropeable
in a frenzy
beside yourself
aerated
irritable
raving
frustrated
in a lather
as cross as two sticks
disturbed
ranting
soreheaded
agitated
worked up
ill-humored
US
in a bad mood
ill-humoured
UK
distressed
off the air
perturbed
unhappy
waxy
scunnered
grumpy
insulted
irascible
grouchy
surly
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
wrath
very angry
seeing red
wound up
hot-tempered
fiery
flustered
cranky
harassed
impatient
snappy
frantic
touchy
antagonized
US
heated
hostile
prickly
stroppy
antagonised
UK
in a paddy
in a bate
short-tempered
out of humour
quick-tempered
out of sorts
with all guns blazing
chagrined
disgusted
fractious
hacked
querulous
snappish
fretful
crotchety
tetchy
waspish
perverse
chafed
spare
snarky
pettish
snippy
snippety
liverish
stuffy
filthy
passionate
raspy
at daggers drawn
bummed out
out of humor
boiling mad
raging mad
discontent
injured
disappointed
anguished
crazed
needled
rattled
insane
demented
worried
desperate
irrational
disaffected
maniac
corybantic
bent
violent
unreasonable
berserk
smoking
slighted
harried
bugged
critical
disagreeable
cantankerous
malignant
vitriolic
huffish
griping
malicious
roused
captious
grousing
dyspeptic
uptight
chippy
mean
narky
nasty
vindictive
scandalized
US
antagonistic
crusty
burned up
dirty
unglued
shocked
scandalised
UK
storming
dark
short
out of temper
venomous
gnashing one's teeth
mardy
caviling
US
cavilling
UK
in a towering rage
in a rage
thin-skinned
all steamed up
overcome with anger
ill-natured
pushed too far
at boiling point
blown a gasket
in a filthy temper
beside yourself with rage
unimpressed
reproachful
excited
burning with excitement
anxious
het up
blazing
goaded
fierce
sombre
UK
somber
US
vicious
frenetic
rage
snubbed
woeful
saddened
salty
grieving
depressed
hassled
rousted
dishonored
US
humiliated
snitty
revengeful
dogged
buffaloed
black
flaming
unamused
cray-cray
blazing mad
flaming mad
umbrageous
dishonoured
UK
wry
as black as thunder
mildly annoyed
p.o.'d
very upset
out of control
butthurt
at end of one's rope
hot and bothered
rubbed the wrong way
in a wax
tormented
fretted
disillusioned
malevolent
full of hate
nursing a grudge
ungratified
malcontented
vengeful
pernicious
out of countenance
kvetching
bellyaching
crabbing
uncontent
kicking
jumpy
faultfinding
baleful
virulent
malign
out of joint
catty
maleficent
malefic
bad tempered
antipathetic
poisonous
raving mad
up the wall
extremely angry
implacable
begruding
evil-intentioned
tense
temperamental
sensitive
feisty
bristly
glum
curt
moody
unsociable
argumentative
gruff
volatile
whingy
shrewish
brusque
misanthropic
hotheaded
pouty
oversensitive
ornery
obstinate
quarrelsome
difficult
bilious
contentious
truculent
harsh
pertinacious
uncooperative
snarling
contrary
peckish
whiny
peppery
hypercritical
whining
miserable
grumbling
curmudgeonly
crybaby
ungracious
gloomy
iracund
tough
brooding
iracundulous
edgy
bearish
pouting
fussy
disputatious
scratchy
waspy
trying
having got out of bed on the wrong side
dour
nasty-tempered
acid
mumpish
growling
tart
sharp
in a mood
sorehead
saturnine
blunt
cussed
fault-finding
on edge
cross-grained
carping
awkward
like a bear with a sore head
on a short fuse
complaining
fretting
vinegary
whingeing
childish
foul-tempered
out-of-sorts
hasty
hot-blooded
ugly
having got out of bed the wrong side
obstreperous
short-fused
chuffy
easily offended
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Morally corrupt or evil in nature or character
bad
evil
wicked
immoral
corrupt
debauched
depraved
sinful
unscrupulous
vile
amoral
base
dishonourable
UK
reprobate
shameless
sinister
criminal
debased
deceitful
degenerate
devious
dishonest
dishonorable
US
hateful
heinous
iniquitous
malevolent
malicious
nefarious
perverted
unethical
unlawful
unprincipled
villainous
wrong
contemptible
crooked
defiled
delinquent
despicable
disreputable
felonious
forbidding
improper
inexorable
lawless
licentious
pernicious
scandalous
scheming
shady
shifty
slippery
sly
spiteful
two-faced
unconscientious
unconscionable
underhanded
unfair
unrighteous
conscienceless
corrupted
crafty
decadent
dirty
dissolute
dodgy
exploitative
maleficent
profligate
questionable
vengeful
vindictive
vitiated
wanton
dastardly
errant
nasty
rancorous
bent
demonic
incorrigible
morally wrong
objectionable
dark
evil-minded
ignoble
infamous
libertine
ungodly
unsavory
US
unsavoury
UK
scrofulous
scoundrelly
shameful
virulent
vicious
rotten
mean
reprehensible
detestable
low
foul
disgraceful
sordid
abominable
disgusting
execrable
odious
black
discreditable
outrageous
diabolical
monstrous
loathsome
offensive
atrocious
shocking
egregious
unworthy
ignominious
deplorable
impure
repugnant
flagitious
low-down
perverse
abhorrent
unholy
wrongful
cruel
appalling
profane
wretched
fiendish
unwholesome
dissipated
indecent
inexcusable
unpleasant
barbarous
warped
rascally
obnoxious
horrible
distasteful
degraded
obscene
indefensible
blasphemous
unspeakable
diabolic
beastly
unacceptable
unforgivable
untrustworthy
opprobrious
disagreeable
revolting
demoralized
US
impious
underhand
devilish
abandoned
sacrilegious
dreadful
abject
shabby
lousy
roguish
stinking
scurvy
demoralised
UK
repellent
bitter
blameworthy
godless
murderous
miscreant
vulgar
sick
shoddy
intolerable
irreligious
hellish
knavish
culpable
gross
awful
sleazy
malignant
repulsive
illegal
infernal
notorious
lewd
rakish
unkind
seedy
treacherous
inhuman
unpardonable
irreverent
unclean
sullied
exceptionable
erring
coarse
peccable
terrible
cheap
malign
louche
unpalatable
tainted
hostile
grubby
low-minded
malfeasant
satanic
paltry
harsh
snide
currish
loose
wayward
fraudulent
jackleg
fierce
rakehell
censurable
rakehelly
not cricket
damnable
beyond the pale
worthless
displeasing
venomous
insupportable
unjustifiable
unpleasing
malefic
catty
savage
rough
yucky
ill-natured
mischievous
poisonous
unchaste
pitiable
illicit
sour
despiteful
fallen
icky
lascivious
unwelcome
noisome
harmful
inglorious
degrading
condemnable
poor
beyond contempt
yukky
seamy
unbecoming
guilty
unrespectable
brutal
rude
lawbreaking
unlovely
ruthless
black-hearted
uncongenial
horrid
flagrant
intemperate
cutthroat
uncharitable
injurious
sadistic
profaned
dubious
pitiful
nauseating
abusive
desecrated
unruly
disobedient
violent
lecherous
uncleanly
unhallowed
disrespectful
indictable
unjust
unseemly
unfriendly
unregenerate
lamentable
barbaric
lustful
Machiavellian
cheating
illegitimate
grievous
baleful
no good
undignified
ghastly
pathetic
callous
merciless
heartless
scummy
shy
putrid
venal
inhumane
servile
insolent
mercenary
regrettable
petty
naughty
hurtful
unwarranted
bad-natured
disorderly
squalid
insubordinate
reproachable
prurient
cruddy
sickening
blamable
suspect
accursed
off-colour
UK
evil-intentioned
sad
suspicious
aberrant
salacious
horrendous
discourteous
undesirable
uninviting
crude
demoniacal
reprovable
rancid
brutish
deviant
unreasonable
demoniac
horrific
noxious
inequitable
grim
transgressing
despisable
disdainable
frightful
miserable
cacodemonic
brute
unappealing
immodest
butcherly
vice-ridden
sorry
excessive
demonian
raunchy
under-the-table
rebellious
cowardly
off-color
US
Mephistophelian
destructive
Luciferian
deleterious
beneath contempt
remiss
difficult
double-crossing
cold-blooded
low-life
troublesome
ornery
uncalled for
disruptive
atheistic
uncool
uncontrollable
serpentine
cursed
off colour
ribald
contumacious
funny
tawdry
inferior
barbarian
preposterous
senseless
iffy
unfortunate
sharp
sinning
ruffianly
off
hideous
gratuitous
unsatisfactory
graceless
horrifying
faithless
impertinent
indelicate
wilful
willful
humiliating
bestial
iconoclastic
inappropriate
impudent
amiss
demeritorious
pitiless
smutty
fast
churlish
unprofessional
ferocious
unwarrantable
rank
furtive
ugly
carnal
crass
against the law
unattractive
twisted
perfidious
waspish
ratty
boorish
scabby
misbehaving
sneaking
remorseless
grody
severe
lame
anarchic
insufferable
revengeful
bloodthirsty
bloody
sick-making
indecorous
harrowing
disgustful
sneaky
hateworthy
below contempt
ill
Hadean
drunken
lowlife
inconsiderate
contrary
pervy
God-awful
unrefined
demonical
defamatory
riotous
peccant
anarchical
good-for-nothing
intolerant
poison
murder
detrimental
lowly
sicko
baneful
undisciplined
insurgent
annoying
self-seeking
fishy
scurrilous
wounding
mutinous
inelegant
truculent
unhealthy
kinky
unnatural
beggarly
wild
jacked up
badly behaved
trying
irksome
seditious
dirty rotten
unmanageable
filthy
unvirtuous
two-timing
contaminated
insurrectionary
terrorist
cantankerous
dirty-dealing
erratic
mutinying
pesky
rowdy
unorthodox
mean-spirited
unsportsmanlike
ungoverned
hellborn
satanical
ghoulish
anarchistic
noncompliant
nonconformist
tyrannous
turbulent
nihilistic
uncultivated
infringing
piratical
traitorous
uncivilised
UK
warlike
unregulated
unpeaceful
uncivilized
US
disordered
recusant
unsuitable
ill-disposed
cloven-footed
not pure
out of line
out of order
not okay
uncalled-for
without law and order
deceptive
lying
poorly
grotty
faulty
crook
deficient
rubbish
out of sorts
wrathful
blackguardly
shadowy
risqué
tricky
tragic
bad-hearted
thievish
blackhearted
subpar
dissatisfactory
substandard
abnormal
blameable
cunning
corrupting
ridiculous
humble
slavish
depraving
guileful
embarrassing
unlikable
glaring
perverting
bilious
grave
demoralizing
US
subversive
demoralising
UK
sleazoid
avaricious
skanky
overpowering
abysmal
dire
disastrous
sickly
agnostic
sceptical
UK
unbelieving
suboptimal
facinorous
caitiff
undue
deliberate
arbitrary
calculated
covetous
calamitous
resentful
deviate
trashy
plebeian
common
disturbing
uncouth
dangerous
negligent
abased
godawful
impolite
unmannerly
vitriolic
damaging
measly
blameful
non-believing
heathen
heretical
non-theistic
slick
flimflam
scam
prejudicial
nocuous
adverse
heartbreaking
crummy
unbearable
swinish
outcast
dishonoured
UK
menial
contorted
grotesque
vitiate
bribable
praetorian
pagan
infidel
double-dealing
shrewish
dishonored
US
very bad
unrightful
crying
surly
hating
heathenish
idolatrous
cussed
of bad reputation
demonlike
demonly
demonish
strong
at fault
hardened
misguided
messed up
desecrating
recreant
unfeeling
envious
ungovernable
audacious
ungracious
uncivil
fly-by-night
unjustified
false
willed
sarcastic
ill-humored
US
wrongdoing
canting
unsanctified
defiling
desecrative
tasteless
hard
selfish
arrant
casuistic
revolutionary
unnecessary
religionless
nonreligious
unmerciful
libidinous
inexpiable
intense
distressing
aimless
unrestrained
chaotic
reckless
unprovoked
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
ill-humoured
UK
ignorant
bad news
concupiscent
promiscuous
too much
not on
earthy
agonizing
US
mighty
vexatious
sanguinary
arduous
butcherous
devastating
undevout
nullifidian
freethinking
below the belt
unpopular
inadequate
bloody-minded
possessed
raffish
flagitous
uncomfortable
painful
acute
irritating
untenable
slimy
scatological
skeptical
US
free-thinking
unspiritual
scatologic
swinging
unconstrained
stern
crashing
galling
bothersome
invidious
fearful
despotic
untamed
uncontrolled
terrorizing
US
heterodox
terrorising
UK
tempestuous
immoderate
LaVeyan
undead
Rabelaisian
no-good
deteriorated
violated
easy
open
agonising
UK
exacting
offending
dirty-minded
in the gutter
gone bad
gone to the dogs
oppressive
colourful
UK
draconian
tyrannical
unsustainable
dour
onerous
austere
without reason
without justification
without cause
gut-wrenching
off-putting
hardhanded
unsympathetic
colorful
US
hard-hearted
heavy-handed
bad-mannered
foul-mouthed
near the knuckle
close to the bone
defiant
dysfunctional
froward
straying
ill-disciplined
prohibited
heretic
meandering
errable
shifting
stray
deviating
fallible
unreliable
badly-behaved
whiny
problematic
pugnacious
petulant
belligerent
aggressive
uncooperative
confrontational
stubborn
bellicose
combative
recalcitrant
unlicensed
ghostly
unearthly
contraband
clandestine
out of control
off straight and narrow
forbidden
tiresome
hot-tempered
disturbed
loudmouthed
ill-behaved
maladjusted
bold
unrestrainable
uncontainable
peevish
wearisome
indocile
socially impaired
self-willed
sullen
undisciplinable
demanding
troublous
argumentative
exasperating
scrappy
uncompliant
impermissible
banned
outlawed
punishable
unsanctioned
unauthorized
US
actionable
otherworldly
interdicted
unofficial
proscribed
verboten
taboo
adulterous
violating
bootleg
wildcat
unauthorised
UK
heavy
criminogenic
racketeering
haram
tapu
under-the-counter
under the table
off base
contrary to law
not acceptable
under the counter
smoking gun
ruled out
in violation of law
off limits
black-market
not permitted
against the rules
not allowed
wily
designing
whorish
duplicitous
artful
trampy
tarty
shrewd
Janus-faced
calculating
trollopy
unsporting
conniving
uninhibited
slatternly
bawdy
deceiving
insidious
fast-living
scungy
incontinent
insincere
voluptuary
sybaritic
shonky
rogue
snidey
slim
toxic
unrestricted
uncaring
unemotional
lubricious
lost
uncompassionate
cold-hearted
hedonistic
saucy
secret
misleading
sleazo
randy
foxy
subtle
swindling
defrauding
surreptitious
flirtatious
hoodwinking
unfitting
oblique
self-indulgent
light
unbridled
inconstant
in bad taste
high living
fast and loose
deviative
down and dirty
false-hearted
of easy virtue
gay
distorted
impaired
smart
retrograde
morally bereft
titillating
despised
rudderless
out of turn
fly
contumelious
carefree
revealing
prodigal
retrogressive
hellbent
hedonic
canny
clever
unequitable
thoughtless
unbefitting
saturnalian
a bit much
ungentlemanly
homicidal
cut-throat
diseased
gone to seed
gruesome
groundless
scathel
stinky
indulgent
epicurean
grisly
unsportsmanly
luxurious
meanspirited
overindulgent
macabre
a bit thick
over the fence
horny
salty
snaky
sensual
declining
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