ill-humored

The word “ill-humored” has 3 syllables: ill-hu-mored

It's pronounced as /ɪl ˈhjuː.mərd/

What is synonym and antonym for ill-humored?

In the thesaurus, “ill-humored” has 209 synonyms and 50 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ill-humored along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ill-humored

abrupt
acid
acrid
acrimonious
anal
angry
annoyed
argumentative
awkward
bad-humored
bad-tempered
bearish
bilious
bloody-minded
blue
bluff
blunt
brief
brooding
brusque
cantankerous
capricious
captious
carping
catty
caviling
changeable
cheerless
choleric
chuffy
churlish
complaining
contentious
contrary
crabbed
crabby
cranky
crestfallen
critical
cross
crotchety
crusty
crybaby
curt
cussed
cynical
depressed
difficult
dirty
disagreeable
dismal
disobliging
displeased
disputatious
dissatisfied
doleful
dolorous
dour
down
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
downcast
dull
dyspeptic
easily offended
erratic
exasperated
fault-finding
faultfinding
fickle
fiery
fitful
flighty
fractious
fretful
fretting
frowning
fussy
gloomy
glowering
glum
got up on wrong side of bed
grouchy
gruff
grumbling
grumpy
harsh
hasty
having blue devils
having the blahs
heavy
hostile
hot
hot-tempered
huffy
hypercritical
ill-natured
ill-tempered
impatient
impulsive
in a bad mood
in a blue funk
in a huff
in the doldrums
indignant
inert
introspective
irascible
irate
irritable
like a bear
low
lugubrious
mad
malevolent
malicious
malign
mean
melancholy
mercurial
misanthropic
miserable
moody
moping
morose
mournful
mumpish
nasty
nasty-tempered
obstinate
offended
old-maidish
ornery
out of humor
out of sorts
oversensitive
peeved
peevish
pensive
peppery
perverse
perversive
pessimistic
pettish
petulant
piqued
plaintive
pouting
pouty
prickly
put out
quarrelsome
querulous
quick-tempered
ratty
resentful
sad
sarcastic
saturnine
schoolmarmish
scornful
sensitive
short
short-tempered
silent
singing the blues
snappish
snappy
snarling
snippety
snippy
somber
sour
sourpussed
spiteful
splenetic
stubborn
sulking
sulky
sullen
surly
taciturn
tart
temperamental
tempersome
tenebrific
tenebrous
tense
testy
tetchy
touchy
tough
troubled
trying
ugly
unfriendly
ungracious
unkind
unpleasant
unsociable
upset
uptight
vexed
vinegarish
vinegary
waspish
whining
whiny
withdrawn

Antonyms for ill-humored

agreeable
amiable
amicable
animated
balanced
benign
bright
bubbly
calm
cheerful
cheery
congenial
content
easy
easygoing
effervescent
exuberant
flexible
friendly
gentle
glad
good-humored
good-natured
good-tempered
grinning
happy
high-spirited
joyful
kind
light-hearted
lighthearted
lively
long-suffering
nice
optimistic
overjoyed
patient
placid
pleasant
pliable
pliant
polite
serene
soft
soggy
sweet
tolerant
uplifted
vivacious
willing

Meanings of ill-humored

adjective
1. Having a bad temper.
2. Irritable in a surly manner.

Example Sentences

Despite his reputation for being ill-humored, he surprised everyone by cracking a joke at the meeting.
The ill-humored cashier barely acknowledged the customers as they approached the counter.
The ill-humored atmosphere in the office lifted when the team received news of their successful project.
She avoided engaging in conversation with her ill-humored neighbor to prevent any potential conflicts.
His ill-humored demeanor often made it difficult for others to approach him for help or advice.

On this page you'll find 259 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ill-humored, such as: abrupt, acid, acrid, acrimonious, agreeable, amiable, amicable.

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