Vocabulary Words Describing Negative Attributes or Actions

A word that applies mainly to elderly people with attitude

• irascible

• contumacious

• cantankerous

• obdurate

inexcusable rudeness when respect should be given; insulting behavior or speech

• dilatory

• fractious

• insolent

• malice

Which is the opposite of SMILING & HAPPY?

• glower

• biased

• imperious

• indolent

an unappreciative person, especially one who complains at a time when receiving benefits

• duplicitous

• ingrate

• irascible

• parsimonious

Which other word is a synonym of obstinate?

• disdain

• insipid

• obdurate

• repugnant

Frequently late and causing delays

• fractious

• fastidious

• unpalatable

• dilatory

This person is hard to please because they notice every detail and whether it is out of place.

• fastidious

• imperious

• caustic

• biased

If the movie was not to your tastes and you found it a boring waste of time and money, you would label it

• indolent

• unpalatable

• insipid

• repugnant

Something so disgusting that people may have violent physical reactions or illness

• obdurate

• repugnant

• contumacious

• unpalatable

Scornfully and condescendingly proud attitude

• haughty

• disdain

• imperious

• insolent