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Showing words for CANTANKEROUS using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Cantankerous

cantankerous

10 Letter Words for Cantankerous

connatures, keratoncus, transocean

9 Letter Words for Cantankerous

acentrous, aeronauts, anaunters, antecornu, cankerous, cokernuts, connature, courantes, courtesan, naucrates, nectarous, nocturnes, nonskater, nunataker, oceanauts, orestunck, ostracean, outrances, trunknose, uncarnate, unstacker

8 Letter Words for Cantankerous

acatours, acounter, aeronaut, aetosaur, anaunter, ancestor, anconeus, araceous, araneous, arsonate, autocars, canaster, cantoner, carneous, carstone, caskanet, caterans, causator, centaurs, cokernut, connarus, construe, conusant, cornuate, cornutes, counters, courante, courants, crankest, crankous, cronkest, cuarenta, cuneator, curtanas, enactors, encastra, entosarc, etruscan, euarctos, nacreous, nauseant, neonatus, neutrons, nocturne, nocturns, nonacute, noncaste, nortenas, nunataks, oatcakes, oceanaut, outearns, outraces, outrance, outranks, recounts, recusant, resonant, rosacean, ruckseat, sarconet, sortance, sourcake, strucken, tonneaus, trounces, turanose, uncoarse, uncrates, unornate, unreason, unreckon, unsocket, unstoken, untraces, untrance

7 Letter Words for Cantankerous

acaters, acatour, acerous, acetars, acetous, actaeon, actuose, actures, aeronat, aerosat, anankes, ananter, anatron, anconas, ancones, anestra, annates, anoraks, antaeus, antares, anurans, araneus, arctans, arcuate, areason, arenous, asarone, ascaron, ascaunt, askance, asonant, astrean, atoners, auctors, aunters, aurates, auresca, autocar, caesura, caneton, cankers, canners, canones, cantare, cantaro, cantars, canters, cantons, cantors, carates, carnate, carneau, carnets, carnose, carnous, carouse, cartons, castane, castano, catenas, cateran, catouse, caukers, caunter, causate, cauters, centaur, certosa, coarsen, coaster, coaters, conatus, conkers, connate, conners, consarn, consent, conster, consute, contenu, conteur, contras, contune, contuse, conures, corakan, corneas, cornets, cornute, costean, coteaus, counter, courant, couters, cratons, creasot, creston, cretons, cronets, croutes, crustae, cuatros, cunners, curates, curtana, custron, earcons, econuts, enactor, encrust, enranks, ensuant, kantars, kantens, karates, kastura, keacorn, knaster, koreans, korunas, krausen, nackets, nacrous, nanosec, narcose, narcous, nascent, natrons, naturae, natures, nectars, nectron, nektons, neurons, neuston, neutron, nocakes, nocents, nockets, noctuas, nocturn, nonarts, nonuser, noreast, nortena, nuances, nunatak, nutcake, nutcase, oatcake, oceanus, ockster, octanes, orantes, orcanet, ostraca, ostraka, outcase, outearn, outrace, outrake, outrank, rackets, rankest, ransack, rantock, rasceta, recants, reckons, recoast, recoats, recount, reknots, restack, restock, retacks, rockets, rosacea, rosetan, rounces, rousant, runnets, sacaton, sacrate, sanctae, santera, santero, santour, saracen, saunter, scanner, scanter, scouter, scunner, seatron, secutor, senator, snacker, snocker, snouter, sonance, sorance, soutane, stacker, stanner, starken, sternna, stocker, stonern, stonker, storken, stroken, stucken, stunner, sucrate, surance, surcoat, tackers, tankers, tannase, tanners, tanoaks, tanrecs, taurean, tonkers, tonneau, tonners, tonsure, toranas, toscana, toucans, trances, traneau, treason, trocken, trounce, tuckers, tuckner, turacos, turnons, uncakes, uncarts, uncaste, uncorks, uncrate, uncrest, unknots, unrakes, unroast, unscent, unsnare, unsneck, unstack, unsteck, unstern, unstock, unstone, unstore, untacks, untaken, untrace, uranate, urostea

6 Letter Words for Cantankerous

acarus, acater, acates, ackers, ackton, acorea, acorns, acorus, acreak, acrons, acrose, actons, actors, acture, acuate, acuter, acutes, aketon, ananke, ancona, ancone, ancora, anears, anenst, ankers, annats, annect, anorak, anotus, anoura, anoure, ansate, antars, antres, anuran, aortas, arcane, arcate, arcato, arcose, arctan, arecas, arenas, arkose, arnuts, aroast, arouse, arseno, asaron, ascare, ascent, askant, asnort, astare, astern, astone, astore, astron, atokes, atoner, atones, atreus, atroce, atrous, auctor, aunter, aurate, auster, cakras, canaut, caners, canker, cannae, cannas, cannat, canner, cannes, cannet, cannot, canoes, canons, cantar, canter, canton, cantor, cantos, cantus, carane, carate, carats, carest, carets, carnet, carone, carson, cartas, cartes, carton, casate, casaun, casern, casket, casten, caster, castor, castra, castro, catena, caters, cauker, causae, causen, causer, causon, cauter, censor, centas, centon, centos, centra, centro, cerata, cerous, ceston, coarse, coater, coates, cokers, conker, conner, connes, constr, contas, contek, conter, contes, contra, conure, cornea, cornet, cornua, cornus, corsak, corset, cortes, coseat, costar, coster, cotans, coteau, counts, coures, course, courts, couter, crakes, cranes, cranet, cranks, crants, crates, craton, creaks, creant, crenas, cretan, croaks, crones, cronet, cronus, croset, crosne, crouke, crouse, croute, crouts, cruent, cruets, cruset, crusta, cuarta, cuarto, cuatro, cuesta, cunner, curate, curats, curets, cursen, cutose, earcon, earock, econut, enacts, enrank, enstar, entour, eructs, escort, escout, kanone, kansan, kantar, kanten, karate, karats, kareao, kareau, kartos, karuna, kaunas, keasar, kentan, kerana, kernos, knaurs, knouts, korats, korean, koruna, krauts, kronen, kurtas, nacket, nacres, nakers, nanako, nances, nantua, narcos, nasute, natron, natura, nature, naunts, nauran, nausea, neckar, nectar, necton, nekton, nerkas, nestor, neuron, noance, nocake, nocent, nocket, noctua, nonact, nonart, nonces, nonets, nonuse, norate, nosean, noster, noters, nuance, oakers, oasean, oatear, oaters, oceans, ockers, octane, octans, oncers, orante, orants, orates, ornate, ostrca, ostrea, ounces, ouster, outask, outers, outran, outsea, rackan, racket, racons, rances, rankes, ranket, rantan, rasant, ratans, reacts, reason, reatas, reatus, recant, recast, reckan, reckon, recoat, recons, recost, rectos, rectus, recuts, reknot, resaca, resack, rescan, resoak, resuck, retack, retuck, roates, rockat, rocket, roncet, rontes, rosace, roseau, rouens, rounce, routes, ruanas, runnet, saance, saanen, sacate, sacken, sacker, sacket, santar, santon, santur, satron, satura, saturn, saucer, sauter, scoter, scrank, screak, scrota, scrout, scrunt, scruto, searat, secant, sector, senora, seuora, skance, skater, snaker, snocat, soaken, soaker, socker, socket, sonant, sonata, sonnet, soucar, soueak, source, souren, soutar, souter, staker, stance, stanck, stanek, stanno, stekan, stenar, stoker, stonen, stoner, stonne, stoure, strack, strake, streak, streck, stroke, strone, struck, sucken, sucker, sucket, suncke, sunken, sunket, suntan, tacans, tacker, takers, tankas, tanker, tannas, tanner, tanoak, tanoan, tanrec, tarocs, taroks, tasker, tauons, tennos, tenons, tenors, tenson, tensor, tesack, tokens, tokers, toners, tonker, tonner, tonnes, torana, torans, tornus, toucan, tourne, touser, traces, tracks, trance, tranka, tranks, transe, trecks, troaks, trocks, trokes, tronas, troncs, trones, trouse, truces, trucks, trunks, tucana, tucker, tucson, tuners, tunker, tunner, tunnor, turaco, turken, turnon, tuscan, tuskar, tusker, uckers, uncake, uncart, uncase, uncask, uncast, uncate, uncoat, uncore, uncork, uncost, unesco, unkent, unknot, unnear, unneat, unnest, unnose, unrack, unrake, unrank, unrent, unrest, unsack, unsane, unseat, unsent, unsore, unsort, unstar, untack, untone, untorn, urates, urenas, ursone, usance, usaron

5 Letter Words for Cantankerous

aaron, acast, acate, acers, aceta, acker, acnes, acone, acorn, acost, acres, acron, acton, actor, actos, actus, acute, aeron, akron, anack, anans, ancon, ancor, ancra, ancre, anear, anent, anker, ankus, annas, annat, annet, annot, annus, anoas, anons, anorn, anour, ansae, ansar, anser, antae, antar, antas, antes, antra, antre, anura, aorta, aotus, arace, arake, araks, arank, arase, arcae, arces, arcus, areas, areca, arena, arent, arest, arets, arnas, arnut, arock, arose, arson, artou, artus, aruke, arusa, ascan, ascon, ascot, askar, asker, asoak, asoka, aster, astor, astre, astun, asura, atake, atars, atocs, atoke, atoks, atone, atour, atren, atune, aunes, aunts, auras, aures, autor, autos, autre, caker, cakes, cakra, caner, canes, canna, canns, canoe, canon, canos, canso, canst, canto, cants, canun, carat, cares, caret, carks, carne, carns, caroa, carot, carse, carta, carte, carts, carua, carus, caser, caste, catan, cater, cates, catso, catur, cauks, cauon, causa, cause, cento, cents, centu, ceras, cerat, ceros, certs, cesar, cesta, cetus, coart, coast, coate, coats, coker, cokes, coner, cones, conks, conne, conns, connu, const, conta, conte, contr, conus, coran, cores, corke, corks, corns, cornu, corse, corta, cosen, coset, costa, coste, cotan, cotes, count, coure, cours, court, crake, crane, crank, crans, crate, creak, crena, crest, creta, croak, croat, crone, cronk, crosa, crose, crost, crout, crues, cruet, crunk, crunt, cruse, crust, csnet, cukes, cunea, cunts, curas, curat, cures, curet, curns, curse, cuter, cutes, earns, earst, ecart, ecrus, enact, enorn, enrut, erato, eruca, eruct, escar, escot, eskar, estoc, estro, etnas, euros, kanas, kanat, kanes, kannu, kansa, kansu, kants, kaons, karas, karat, karen, karns, karos, karou, karst, karts, kaser, katar, katas, katcr, katun, kearn, keats, kenno, kenos, kents, keout, kerat, kerns, keros, kesar, ketas, knars, knaur, knots, knout, knurs, knuts, koans, koran, koras, korat, korea, korec, kores, korun, kotar, krans, kraut, krona, krone, krosa, kruna, kunas, kurta, kusan, naans, nacre, naker, nanas, nance, nanes, nants, naras, narco, narcs, nares, nasat, nasua, nates, natus, naunt, nears, neats, necks, necro, nenta, neons, nerka, nerks, nerts, neuks, nocks, nokta, nonas, nonce, nones, nonet, norks, norna, norse, norsk, noser, notan, noter, notes, notus, nouns, nukes, nunce, nunks, nurse, oaken, oaker, oaten, oater, ocean, ocker, ocrea, octan, octas, okras, oktas, oncer, onces, oncet, oncus, oners, onker, onkus, onset, orans, orant, orate, orcas, orcus, ornes, osaka, oscan, oscar, otaku, ounce, outas, outen, outer, outra, outre, races, racks, racon, rakan, rakes, rakus, ranas, rance, ranke, ranks, rants, rasen, rason, rasta, ratan, ratas, rates, ratos, ratus, rauns, react, reaks, reans, reask, reast, reata, recks, recon, recto, recut, rents, resat, resun, retan, roans, roast, roate, rocks, rocta, rokes, rones, ronne, ronte, ronts, roset, rotan, rotas, rotes, rouen, roues, rouse, roust, route, routs, ruana, rucks, runes, runts, rusot, sacra, sacre, sacro, saker, sanct, saner, sanka, sanko, santa, santo, saone, saran, sarna, saron, satan, sauce, sauna, saunt, sauta, saute, scant, scare, scarn, scart, scaur, scaut, sceat, scena, scent, scoke, scone, score, scorn, scote, scouk, scour, scout, scrae, scran, scrat, scuta, scute, secno, senna, senor, seora, serac, serau, seron, serta, serut, seton, skart, skate, skean, skear, skeat, skort, skout, skran, snack, snake, snare, snark, sneak, sneck, snock, snoek, snoke, snore, snork, snort, snout, snurt, soare, soken, sonar, sonce, sonne, sorta, souce, souct, stack, stake, stane, stank, stare, stark, starn, stauk, staun, steak, stean, stear, steno, sterk, stern, stero, stoae, stock, stoke, stone, stonk, stonn, store, stork, stoun, strae, strue, stuck, stunk, sture, sturk, suant, sucre, suent, sunna, surat, sutor, sutra, tacan, taces, tacks, tacos, tacso, takar, takas, taken, taker, takes, tanak, tanan, tanas, tanka, tanks, tanna, tanoa, taras, tarau, tarea, tares, tarns, taroc, tarok, taros, tarse, tasar, tasco, taser, tauon, teaks, tears, tecon, tenno, tennu, tenon, tenor, tenso, teras, terna, terns, tocks, toeas, token, toker, tokes, toner, tones, tonka, tonks, tonne, tonus, toran, torcs, tores, torse, torsk, torus, tosca, touks, touns, tourn, tours, touse, trace, track, trank, trans, treas, treck, treks, troak, troca, trock, troke, trona, tronc, trone, tronk, trons, troue, truce, truck, trues, trunk, tuans, tuarn, tucks, tukra, tunas, tunca, tuner, tunes, tunka, tunna, turco, turks, turns, turse, ukase, unact, unare, unark, unces, uncos, unken, unket, unnet, unorn, unset, unson, untar, uraos, urase, urate, ureas, urena, urent, urnae, ursae, urson, usant, usara, usent, usnea, uster, utero

4 Letter Words for Cantankerous

acer, aces, acne, acor, acre, acta, acts, actu, acus, aero, akan, aker, akes, akra, anan, anas, anat, ance, anes, anet, anna, anne, anno, anns, anoa, anon, anre, ansa, ansu, anta, ante, ants, antu, anus, aona, arak, arca, arco, arcs, area, aren, ares, aret, arks, arna, arno, arte, arts, asak, asar, asea, asok, asor, asta, astr, atar, ates, atoc, atok, atua, auca, auks, aune, aunt, aura, aute, auto, cake, cane, cank, cann, cans, cant, caon, care, cark, carn, cars, cart, casa, case, cask, cast, cate, cats, cauk, caus, ceas, cens, cent, cera, cern, cero, cert, cest, coak, coat, coes, coke, cone, conk, conn, cons, cont, cora, core, cork, corn, cors, cort, cose, cost, cote, cots, coua, coue, cour, cran, cres, crts, crue, crus, crut, cues, cuke, cunt, cuon, cura, cure, curn, curs, curt, cusk, cust, cute, cuts, eans, earn, ears, east, eats, eaus, econ, ecru, ecto, ecus, ento, entr, eoan, eons, eras, erat, erks, erns, eros, erst, eruc, esau, esca, etas, etna, eton, etua, euks, euro, kaas, kaes, kana, kane, kans, kant, kaon, kara, karn, karo, kart, kasa, kata, kats, keas, keat, keno, kens, kent, kera, kern, kero, kers, kest, keta, keto, kets, knar, knet, knot, knur, knut, koae, koan, koas, kona, kons, kora, kore, kors, kota, kran, kras, krna, ksar, kuan, kues, kuna, kune, kura, kurn, kusa, naan, nace, nake, nako, nana, nane, nant, naos, narc, nare, nark, nasa, naso, nast, nato, natr, nats, natu, naur, naut, near, neat, neck, neks, neon, nerk, nest, nets, neuk, neut, nock, noes, nona, none, nore, nork, norn, nose, nota, note, nots, noun, nous, nout, nsec, nuke, nunc, nuns, nurs, nuts, oaks, oars, oast, oats, ocas, octa, okas, oker, okes, oket, okra, okta, onca, once, oner, ones, onst, onus, orae, oran, oras, orca, orcs, ores, orna, orts, osar, otus, ouks, ourn, ours, oust, outa, outr, outs, raca, race, rack, rake, raku, rana, rane, rank, rann, rant, rasa, rast, rata, rate, rato, rats, ratu, rauk, raun, reak, rean, reck, recs, rect, renk, renn, reno, rent, rest, rets, roak, roan, rock, rocs, roes, roka, roke, roks, rone, ront, rosa, rose, rost, rota, rotc, rote, rots, roua, roue, roun, rous, rout, ruck, rucs, ruen, rues, rune, runs, runt, rusa, ruse, rusk, rust, ruta, ruts, sack, saco, saek, sake, sana, sane, sank, sant, sare, sark, sart, sata, sate, sauk, saur, saut, scan, scar, scat, scet, scot, scun, scur, scut, seak, sean, sear, seat, seck, seco, sect, sekt, sena, sent, seor, serk, sero, sert, seta, skat, sken, skeo, sker, sket, skua, skun, snar, snot, snur, soak, soar, soca, soce, sock, soka, soke, sone, sonk, sora, sore, sorn, sort, souk, sour, sout, srac, star, sten, ster, stoa, stor, stra, stre, stue, stun, suck, suer, suet, sune, sunk, sunn, sunt, sura, sure, taar, tace, tack, taco, taen, taka, take, taks, tana, tane, tank, tans, taos, tara, tare, tarn, taro, tars, task, tasu, taun, taur, taus, teak, tean, tear, teas, teca, teck, tens, tera, tern, teuk, tkos, tock, tocs, toea, toes, toke, tone, tonk, tonn, tons, torc, tore, torn, tors, toru, tosa, tose, tosk, touk, toun, tour, trac, trek, tres, trna, tron, true, trun, tsun, tuan, tuck, tues, tuke, tuna, tune, tunk, tuno, tuns, turk, turn, tusk, ukes, unca, unce, unco, uncs, unct, unta, unto, uran, urao, urea, ures, urna, urns, ursa, usar, user, utas, utes

3 Letter Words for Cantankerous

aas, ace, ack, act, aer, aes, aka, ake, ako, aku, ana, anc, ane, ann, ans, ant, anu, aor, ara, arc, are, ark, arn, ars, art, aru, ase, ask, ast, ate, auk, can, car, cat, cen, ceo, cer, cns, con, cor, cos, cot, cro, crs, crt, cru, csk, cst, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, cts, cue, cun, cur, cut, ean, ear, eas, eat, eau, eco, ect, ecu, enc, ens, eon, eos, era, erk, ern, ers, ert, esc, esr, est, esu, eta, etc, euk, kae, kan, kas, kat, kea, ken, ket, koa, kon, kor, kos, kou, kra, krs, kue, naa, nae, nak, nar, nas, nat, nco, nea, nek, neo, net, nne, noa, non, nor, nos, not, nun, nur, nus, nut, oak, oar, oas, oat, oca, ock, oct, oer, oes, oka, oke, ona, one, ons, ont, ora, orc, ore, ors, ort, ose, otc, ouk, our, ous, out, ran, ras, rat, rct, rea, rec, res, rna, roc, roe, rok, ron, ros, rot, rte, ruc, rue, run, rut, saa, sac, san, sao, sar, sat, sau, scr, sct, sea, sec, sen, ser, set, ska, soc, sok, son, sot, sou, sta, stk, str, sue, suk, sun, sur, taa, tak, tan, tao, tar, tas, tau, tck, tea, tec, ten, ter, tes, tko, toa, toc, toe, ton, tor, tos, tou, tra, trs, tsk, tua, tue, tun, tur, uca, uke, una, unc, unn, uns, ura, ure, urn, urs, usa, use, ust, uta, utc, ute, uts

Definitions for Cantankerous

[1] disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
[2] quarrelsome; irascible

Words related to Cantankerous

dour, grouchy, testy, quarrelsome, cranky, prickly, grumpy, irascible, bad-tempered, captious, choleric, contrary, critical, cross, crotchety, crusty, disagreeable, huffy, ill-natured, irritable

Words nearby Cantankerous

cantabrigian, cantal, cantala, cantalever, cantaloupe, cantankerous, cantar, cantata, cantatrice, canteen, canteen culture

Origin of Cantankerous

1765–75; perhaps variant of earlier *contenkerous, reflecting contentious, rancorous

Other words from Cantankerous

can·tan·ker·ous·ly , adverb
can·tan·ker·ous·ness , noun

Word origin for Cantankerous

C18: perhaps from C14 (obsolete) conteckour a contentious person, from conteck strife, from Anglo-French contek, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Cantankerous

cranky, dour, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, prickly, quarrelsome, testy, bad-tempered, bearish, captious, choleric, contrary, critical, cross, crotchety, crusty, disagreeable, huffy, ill-humored, ill-natured, irritable, morose, obstinate, ornery, peevish, perverse, petulant, snappish, sour, stuffy, vinegarish, vinegary