| confrontational(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) |
| contrary(noun, adjective, mean, nasty, difficult) |
| crabbed(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| harsh(adjective, hostile, conflicting, belligerent, quarrelsome) |
| hawkish(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic) |
| ill-tempered(adjective, cross, short-tempered) |
| independent |
| inimical(mean, nasty, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic) |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) |
| perverse(adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome) |
| radical |
| savage(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome) |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross) |
| tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| unpeaceful |
| antipathetic(adjective, conflicting) |
| arguable(adjective, doubtful, dubious, questionable, provocative) |
| competitive(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) |
| crotchety(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| crusty |