- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.2k
- Abbreviations|0
278 entries under adjective topic. ×
| catty(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| chill(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| confirmed(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| crabby(rough, nasty, difficult, dark) | |
| cruel(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| curmudgeonly | |
| desperate(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| disapproving(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| dissentious(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| dour(mean, rough, nasty, dark) | |
| drastic(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| dyspeptic | |
| forbidding(rough, nasty, offensive, dark) | |
| hateful(mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| have a bone to pick(expression, idiom, nasty, hostile) | |
| headstrong(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| hotheaded(difficult, cruel, vicious, irritable) | |
| ill-disposed(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| ill-tempered | |
| immutable(hard, severe, rough, harsh) |
For more, visit
Pugnacious on
Power Thesaurus
| APA | Smart Define. (2015). pugnacious thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/pugnacious/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2015. "pugnacious thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/pugnacious/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2015, pugnacious thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/pugnacious/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "pugnacious thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/pugnacious/thesaurus/synonyms> |