29 Synonyms & Antonyms For ORNERY

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Definitions ornery [awr-nuh-ree] / ˈɔr nə ri / ADJECTIVE mean Synonyms STRONGEST cranky grouchy grumpy hard-nosed ill-tempered nasty obstinate vicious WEAK cantankerous contemptible crabby crusty difficult disagreeable ignoble irritable quarrelsome rotten sour surly testy unfriendly Antonyms STRONGEST agreeable friendly happy helpful kind nice pleasant

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I could feel a wallop of rude and ornery coming up my throat and fighting to get out of my mouth.

From Literature

I sat down and tried to pick the ornery stickers out of Sal’s fur and she licked my hand in thanks.

From Literature

Josh Charles stars as a talented but ornery surgeon who leaves his career in Boston to become a doctor in a small town.

From The Wall Street Journal

But O’Neill’s 1921 drama poses ornery challenges for an actress—and not just because Greta Garbo immortalized the role in her first “talkie.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Otter 841, California’s most ornery sea mammal, has returned to waters off Santa Cruz.

From Los Angeles Times

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Words related to ornery are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word ornery. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

adverse balky belligerent boorish cantankerous churlish combative contrarious contrary contradictory cranky crotchety dyspeptic feisty fractious fretful hateful hostile ill-natured incompliant indocile loutish malicious more adverse more opposite more satiric most opposite most satiric nasty nasty obnoxious odious opposite peevish quarrelsome resentful restive sarcastic satiric scoffing scrappy sharp spiteful stubborn sulky sullen temperamental testy tetchy touchy truculent unbendable uncompliant unruly venomous vicious wanton viperous waspish waspish wayward

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