Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clod |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, bear, boob*, brute, buffoon, cad, churl, dork, goon, lout, oaf, peasant, philistine, rube, vulgarian |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
| Antonyms: | charmer, enthusiast, exciter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cranky person |
| Synonyms: | bear*, complainer, crab, curmudgeon, grouch, malcontent, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boor |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, bear, boob*, brute, buffoon, bumpkin, cad, churl, clod, clodhopper, dolt, dork, goon, lummox, oaf, philistine, rube, slob, vulgarian |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | police/police officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, people hired to uphold the laws |
| Synonyms: | arm of the law, badge, bear*, beat cop, black and white, blue*, bluecoat, bobby, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, detective, fed, flatfoot, force, gendarme, heat*, law, law enforcement, narc, patrol |
| Antonyms: | criminal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | police |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawman |
| Synonyms: | badge, bear, blue, bluecoat, bobby, boy scout, bull, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, county mounty, detective, fed, flatfoot, force, fuzz, gendarme, gumshoe, heat, law, law enforcement, man, narc, officers, oink, patrolman, pig, police |
| Main Entry: | griper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bear*, bellyacher, bug*, complainer, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, kicker, malcontent, moaner, murmurer, mutterer, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grouser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bear*, bellyacher, bug*, complainer, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, growler, grumbler, grump, kicker, malcontent, moaner, murmurer, mutterer, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grumbler |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bear*, bellyacher, bug*, complainer, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, grouser, growler, grump, kicker, malcontent, moaner, murmurer, mutterer, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | murmurer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bear*, bellyacher, bug*, complainer, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump, kicker, malcontent, moaner, mutterer, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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