✅ Cranky describes being cross, grumpy, or grouchy (The cat is always cranky when it’s cold outside).

✅ Quarrelsome describes being argumentative, especially over small or inconsequential things (The customer was being quarrelsome with their server).

✅ Many people are quarrelsome when they feel cranky, and you might call a person cranky because they’re quarrelsome.

✅ Cranky describes a specific mood: you can feel cranky without other people knowing it (I felt cranky, but everyone said I seemed like I was in a good mood). Quarrelsome describes a kind of behavior (He's more quarrelsome when he's around his family than he is around his friends).

Write about a quarrelsome person with the help of Grammar Coach.

✅ Eager describes waiting for something in an excited or impatient way (I was eager to get started on the project).

✅ Impatient describes not being patient, or not calmly accepting a delay (She was impatient with the waitstaff).

✅ If you’re impatient to get started on something, it means you don’t want to wait and are frustrated by the wait. If you’re eager to get started, that means you’re interested in and excited by what you’re waiting for.

✅ Impatient emphasizes the delay (He was impatient for the appointment to be over), whereas eager emphasizes what will happen after the delay (I’m eager to have this meeting over with). You can also be eager for something difficult or negative to happen, so that you can deal with it and move on.

We know you’re impatient to take a look at some other synonyms!

✅ Blunt describes a way of expressing yourself that is direct and often lacks tact (She gives very blunt advice).

✅ Forthright describes a way of expressing yourself that gets straight to the point in a frank and clear way (She was forthright about what she thought of the plan).

✅ Blunt and forthright both suggest expressing yourself without trying to soften what you’re saying, but blunt has a slightly more negative connotation, and emphasizes being thoughtless either on purpose or through a lack of knowledge (The coach was blunt but supportive of the players).

✅ Forthright emphasizes speaking your mind, and has a slightly more positive connotation (We need a forthright manager who won’t use a lot of jargon or hyperbole).

Write about a time you were forthright with someone with the help of Grammar Coach.