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passive-aggressive
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Showing or displaying passive or subtle aggression
Showing or displaying passive or subtle resistance to authority
Characterized by the use of wit to offend
Adjective
▲
Showing or displaying passive or subtle aggression
aggressive
belligerent
antagonistic
bellicose
hostile
adversarial
inimical
irascible
defiant
feisty
narky
petulant
sullen
testy
negativistic
covertly narcissistic
violent
destructive
cantankerous
stroppy
pugnacious
argumentative
fierce
quarrelsome
angry
loudmouthed
inhospitable
confrontational
fiery
threatening
combative
militant
nasty
miffy
exasperated
irritable
malevolent
fractious
ornery
surly
splenetic
touchy
unfriendly
abusive
mean
warlike
truculent
pettish
snarly
grumpy
offensive
cross
grouchy
chippy
antipathetic
arsey
rancorous
snappish
prickly
cranky
snappy
fretful
choleric
agonistic
soreheaded
mighty
assaultive
crabby
scrappy
unkind
contrary
peppery
contentious
discordant
huffy
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
hot-tempered
quick-tempered
short-tempered
disputatious
gladiatorial
brawly
spiteful
malicious
unsympathetic
bitter
vitriolic
on the warpath
hateful
malignant
catty
venomous
negative
oppugnant
vindictive
captious
sour
wrathful
acrimonious
harsh
warring
fighting
litigious
vicious
spoiling for a fight
jaundiced
peevish
disagreeable
rebellious
ill-disposed
virulent
intimidating
adverse
uncongenial
menacing
unsociable
hurtful
malign
ferocious
battling
warmongering
difficult
bolshie
adversary
aggers
ill-natured
opposed
dour
biting
poisonous
uncooperative
opposing
furious
sulky
glowering
cruel
maleficent
stern
disputative
malefic
cavilling
UK
viperous
rude
unpleasant
indignant
hawkish
ready for a fight
caviling
US
provocative
moody
tough
uncharitable
militaristic
resentful
unwelcoming
disapproving
martial
polemical
challenging
unreceptive
waspish
factious
foul
unruly
inconsiderate
excitable
controversial
polemic
churlish
resistant
ratty
cold
dark
aggrieved
rough
querulous
wrangling
bickering
bad
at loggerheads
ill-humored
US
active
have chip on shoulder
ill-humoured
UK
have a bone to pick
disobedient
browbeating
bullying
contending
brooding
conflicting
enthusiastic
mortal
pushy
obnoxious
glum
alien
embattled
wayward
scathing
hard
cutting
morose
spirited
courageous
spunky
forbidding
recalcitrant
caustic
dissenting
censorious
forceful
unpropitious
biffo
insubordinate
tetchy
savage
wilful
irate
contumacious
gutsy
anti
sharp
frowning
wounding
willful
hot
flip
ardent
averse
joyless
scowling
against
severe
envenomed
hot-blooded
dissentious
perverse
disruptive
crotchety
salty
brawling
filthy
thin-skinned
shirty
sabre-rattling
grumbling
insolent
opposite
down on
uncontrollable
on the outs
bold
up in arms
enraged
have it in for
gloomy
temperamental
aggravated
foreboding
cheerless
evil-intentioned
ready to fight
mean-spirited
hate-filled
spiky
having a chip on one's shoulder
at odds
evil-minded
cussed
acrid
bilious
ireful
pro-war
plucky
determined
itching
terrorizing
US
troublesome
awkward
pressuring
hectoring
imperious
domineering
terrorising
UK
pernicious
ill
rotten
peckish
liverish
curmudgeonly
waxy
naysaying
wrestling
bloodthirsty
tilting
skirmishing
grim
dissentient
clashing
wretched
vile
crabbed
oppositional
raspy
ominous
opinionated
assertive
frightening
self-assertive
itching to fight
combatant
at war
quarrelling
UK
competing
jingoistic
snippety
looking for trouble
vigorous
dissident
on a short fuse
short-fused
under arms
battleful
snippy
snarky
stuffy
sparring
rival
unwilling
adversative
accusatorial
reluctant
oppugning
hotheaded
radical
stinging
incisive
blistering
astringent
mordant
ructious
tempestuous
arguesome
impetuous
agitable
allergic
ultra-active
two-fisted
extremist
extreme
combating
impassioned
turbulent
passionate
war
withering
despiteful
searing
quarreling
US
at daggers drawn
fanatical
zealous
dead set against
dissenting from
acting in opposition
in disagreement with
at variance with
at odds with
set against
acerbic
devastating
disobliging
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
military
warrish
revolutionary
assertory
discontented
nagging
acerb
stabbing
vituperative
cool
scolding
snide
criticizing
US
hot-headed
sensitive
brusque
backbiting
cattish
in arms
grating
callous
unfeeling
mettlesome
lively
alive
energetic
bubbly
peppy
gritty
frisky
gutty
zestful
game
hearty
shrewish
vixenish
criticising
UK
carping
complaining
annoyed
vexed
displeased
irked
piqued
irritated
insensitive
curt
brutal
galled
provoked
galling
sharp-tongued
fault-finding
antisocial
full-blooded
go-getting
high-strung
outraged
annoying
irritating
full of pep
pitiless
comfortless
evil
wicked
gruff
misanthropic
abrasive
dysfunctional
refractory
baleful
intractable
rubbing the wrong way
hard to take
delinquent
louring
ungovernable
competitive
obstreperous
froward
naughty
badly behaved
undisciplined
ill-disciplined
mischievous
eggy
black
balky
obstinate
mutinous
rebel
impudent
badly-behaved
misbehaving
whiny
problematic
restive
incompliant
untoward
recusant
vengeful
estranged
disaffected
socially impaired
trying
self-willed
tiresome
erratic
errant
unmanageable
disturbed
pesky
roguish
rowdy
undisciplinable
ill-behaved
demanding
troublous
incorrigible
maladjusted
exasperating
unrestrainable
stubborn
irksome
uncompliant
rascally
uncontainable
devilish
wearisome
indocile
disorderly
grudging
intransigent
subversive
daring
resisting
audacious
reckless
resistive
disregardful
cheeky
insubmissive
dareful
sassy
non-compliant
more ❯
“Note the fake smile, the
passive-aggressive
demeanor. It's an art form.”
Adjective
▲
Showing or displaying passive or subtle resistance to authority
rebellious
recalcitrant
defiant
disobedient
insubordinate
resistant
contrary
difficult
obstinate
wilful
willful
incorrigible
factious
fractious
negativistic
unruly
intractable
ungovernable
turbulent
refractory
rebel
disaffected
contumacious
mutinous
unmanageable
wayward
uncontrollable
obstreperous
revolutionary
disorderly
seditious
froward
nonconformist
incompliant
balky
malcontent
recusant
untoward
restive
dissentient
insurgent
disloyal
restless
threatening
pugnacious
treacherous
sabotaging
militant
warring
individualistic
quarrelsome
alienated
treasonable
stubborn
bolshie
insurrectionary
dissident
radical
anarchistic
iconoclastic
attacking
bellicose
armed
undisciplined
uncooperative
headstrong
perverse
wild
riotous
disruptive
unyielding
out of control
noncompliant
troublesome
anarchic
rowdy
badly behaved
lawless
stroppy
delinquent
obdurate
hostile
awkward
uncompliant
ornery
naughty
troublemaking
belligerent
self-willed
incontrollable
truculent
contentious
errant
cantankerous
dissenting
contrarious
antagonistic
argumentative
subversive
intransigent
unbiddable
violent
insurrectionist
unrestrained
combative
disputatious
mischievous
rough
unreasonable
up in arms
mulish
pigheaded
unwilling
undisciplinable
uncontrolled
out of hand
aggressive
resistive
cussed
opinionated
non-compliant
inflexible
tumultuous
renegade
confrontational
discordant
schismatic
scrappy
rioting
insolent
opposing
irrepressible
anarchical
obstinately disobedient
inexorable
resisting
reckless
rascally
renitent
roguish
estranged
raucous
indocile
feisty
unbending
rude
nonconforming
pervicacious
chaotic
divisive
attention-seeking
uproarious
boisterous
insubmissive
lawbreaking
negative
thrawn
impudent
bullheaded
impish
rampageous
impetuous
challenging
stiff-necked
intemperate
bloody-minded
petulant
assertive
noisy
sectarian
mean
ill-disciplined
cross-grained
fighting
misbehaving
conflicting
warlike
gladiatorial
disturbed
maladjusted
fierce
agonistic
partisan
rival
traitorous
heretical
uncompromising
firm
unpredictable
litigious
rigid
dogged
implacable
adamant
apostate
dissentious
indomitable
unrelenting
disordered
disobliging
pertinacious
relentless
unaccommodating
trying
spiteful
disagreeing
erratic
separatist
determined
unbridled
rumbustious
rambunctious
disorganized
US
steadfast
antisocial
fixed
adamantine
hardheaded
bull-headed
problematic
bold
impulsive
offensive
remorseless
unshakable
disorganised
UK
rash
tenacious
brawling
impervious
imprudent
forward
heedless
adverse
contending
persistent
unrestrainable
out of line
persevering
iron
capricious
peevish
unbendable
spoiling for a fight
fiery
tough
brassbound
ungoverned
wanton
grim
irascible
inconsiderate
tiresome
mule
out-of-line
bad
badly-behaved
brawly
assaultive
chippy
pushy
single-minded
out-of-order
die-hard
inimical
without law and order
set in one's ways
hot-tempered
ill-behaved
exasperating
militaristic
loudmouthed
devilish
martial
on the warpath
ready to fight
irreconcilable
haughty
maverick
treasonous
nonobservant
limit
unorthodox
mutinying
troubled
divided
split
unpersuadable
unmalleable
fickle
unpliable
stubborn as a mule
cross
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
quarrelling
UK
impotent
rampant
unresponsive
unsettling
disturbing
upsetting
guerrilla
unbearable
undependable
intolerable
impossible
withstanding
untrained
disharmonious
clashing
antigovernment
immovable
unsteady
unschooled
immoral
aberrant
arbitrary
resistance
tempestuous
loath
averse
reluctant
indisposed
hesitant
distracting
obstructive
unhelpful
loud
rampaging
annoying
vexatious
discontented
unlawful
controversial
drunken
bawdy
conspiratorial
strong-willed
ugly
rollicking
roisterous
inconsistent
confused
deranged
turbid
hedonistic
uncontained
dissatisfied
irregular
self-indulgent
indisciplined
uncomplying
helter-skelter
paradoxical
contrariant
arsey
misruled
misgoverned
secessionist
termagant
declinatory
refusing
divergent
mixed-up
impatient
objecting
declining
dysfunctional
disrupting
off-base
mercenary
quarreling
US
wrongheaded
at variance
antipathetic
converse
at loggerheads
at odds
in disorder
lacking self-control
drunk
clamorous
knockabout
hell-raising
robustious
rackety
factional
frustrated
resentful
splinter
out-of-control
in turmoil
pig-headed
active
vigorous
underground
black
loutish
causing trouble
disgruntled
unfriendly
unsubmissive
whiny
seceding
choleric
roughhouse
apathetic
cynical
disillusioned
fed up
indifferent
on-a-tear
ultra-active
two-fisted
forceful
extremist
extreme
combating
irritable
salty
ill-tempered
provocative
socially impaired
daring
audacious
fanatical
zealous
enthusiastic
embattled
biffo
aggers
disregardful
cheeky
dareful
sassy
gutsy
anti
pesky
nasty
demanding
malicious
uncontainable
wearisome
ready for a fight
military
warrish
in arms
assertory
have a bone to pick
bad-tempered
having a chip on one's shoulder
self-assertive
itching to fight
unsocial
unacceptable
objectionable
distasteful
menacing
asocial
independent
unconnected
autonomous
separate
breakaway
nonaligned
alternative
sullen
troublous
irksome
against
opposed
raunchy
tricksy
artful
brattish
scampish
kiddish
fiendish
full of mischief
infantile
ill-natured
sly
frolicsome
foxy
bothersome
ruffianly
puckish
thoughtless
prankish
gallus
immature
childish
disrespectful
playful
wrong
sociopathic
adversarial
battling
inhospitable
malevolent
hawkish
dead set against
hostile to
disinclined to accept
inimical to
opposed to
averse to
reluctant to accept
unenthusiastic about
unwilling to accept
harmful
angry
disputative
warmongering
snarly
wrestling
bloodthirsty
tilting
ferocious
skirmishing
sabre-rattling
under arms
beyond the pale
more ❯
“The
passive-aggressive
child did not form a healthy concept of who they were as individuals.”
Adjective
▲
Characterized by the use of wit to offend
snarky
caustic
cutting
sarcastic
barbed
biting
sardonic
scalding
scathing
sharp
smart-aleck
smart-alecky
smart-mouthed
tart
catty
cynical
impertinent
irreverent
scornful
snide
spiteful
acidulous
acid
satirical
acrid
satiric
corrosive
pungent
mordant
acerb
acerbic
acidic
abrasive
trenchant
bitter
stinging
acrimonious
mordacious
vitriolic
nasty
venomous
severe
mean
critical
sarky
malicious
cruel
incisive
astringent
vicious
harsh
virulent
wounding
hurtful
unkind
piercing
pointed
penetrating
mocking
keen
derisive
sneering
searing
contemptuous
taunting
waspish
offensive
ironical
razor-edged
devastating
scoffing
jeering
poisonous
scorching
disrespectful
salty
brusque
dry
disparaging
hostile
carping
hateful
evil
arrogant
rancorous
ironic
irascible
withering
austere
acute
polemic
rude
rapier-like
backhanded
savage
saucy
needling
contumelious
scurrilous
vindictive
twitting
chaffing
captious
derisory
ornery
poignant
stringent
telling
weisenheiming
snappy
stern
ill-natured
pithy
unfriendly
fierce
wry
heartless
callous
malevolent
derogatory
cussed
brutal
shrewish
wise
ridiculing
snarling
disillusioned
wicked
malignant
grim
disapproving
hard
belittling
maleficent
malefic
disdainful
malign
rough
abusive
forceful
unpleasant
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
witty
insinuating
churlish
blistering
lambent
deprecating
denigratory
deprecatory
prejudicial
corroding
burning
strict
exacting
aggressive
vituperative
insulting
unblunted
ferocious
sour
evil-intentioned
merciless
splenetic
baleful
vengeful
pernicious
bilious
rigid
rigorous
mischievous
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
backbiting
violent
crisp
painful
distressing
upsetting
unrelenting
edged
cold
curt
snappish
snippy
testy
acetose
short
pitiless
truculent
acetic
tonic
squint-eyed
unsparing
sadistic
bad
despiteful
slanderous
defamatory
ruthless
wanton
sharp-worded
angry
thoughtless
inconsiderate
peppery
double-edged
ungracious
extremely critical
cold-blooded
insensitive
tactless
inappropriate
accurate
venomed
pertinent
meaty
meaningful
insightful
right-on
short-and-sweet
legit
pregnant
emphatic
in a nutshell
on the nose
boiled down
laid on the line
right to it
calling a spade a spade
on the button
more ❯
“Typically, this begins with a small comment, perhaps a
passive-aggressive
comment disguised as a question.”
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