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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, crab, crank, crosspatch, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, growler, grumbler, grump, killjoy, moaner, sorehead, sulker, whiner |
| 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: | naysayer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pessimist |
| Synonyms: | complainer, cynic, defeatist, downer, gloomy, killjoy, misanthrope, party pooper, prophet of doom, sourpuss, wet blanket |
| Main Entry: | pessimist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who expects bad outcome |
| Synonyms: | complainer, crepehanger, cynic, defeatist, depreciator, downer, gloomy, killjoy, misanthrope, party pooper, prophet of doom, sourpuss, wet blanket, worrier, worrywart |
| Antonyms: | optimist |
| Main Entry: | somber |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sad, depressing |
| Synonyms: | black, bleak, blue*, caliginous, cloudy, dark, depressive, dim, dingy, dire, dismal, dispiriting, doleful, down, drab, dragged, dreary, dull, dusky, earnest, funereal, gloomy, grave, grim, hurting, joyless, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, murky, no-nonsense, obscure, sedate, sepulchral, serious, shadowy, shady, sober, solemn, sourpuss, staid, tenebrous, weighty |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy, joyful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wet blanket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pessimistic person |
| Synonyms: | cold water, damper, downer, drag, grinch, grouch, killjoy, malcontent, marplot, party pooper, poor sport, proser, sourpuss, spoilsport |
| Main Entry: | party pooper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone who spoils others' fun |
| Synonyms: | drip, fuddy-duddy, grinch, grouch, killjoy, malcontent, sourpuss, spoilsport, stick-in-the-mud, wet blanket |
| Antonyms: | celebrator, life of the party, live wire |
| Main Entry: | crab |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grouch |
| Synonyms: | bellyacher, complainer, curmudgeon, faultfinder, fusser, growler, grumbler, grump, sourpuss, whiner |
| 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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