Synonyms for querulous
ˈkwɛr ə ləs, ˈkwɛr yə-

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1. fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny(adj)

   habitually complaining

   "a whiny child"

   Synonyms:
   whiny, fretful, itchy, fidgety, antsy, whiney

   Antonyms:
   uncomplaining

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1. querulous(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   critical, lamenting, peevish, bitchy, cantankerous, plaintive, testy, uptight, bemoaning, whining, whiny, touchy, grumbling, fretful, irritable, huffy

2. querulous(adjective)

   Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.

   Synonyms:
   lamenting, cantankerous, huffy, whining, whiny, touchy, grumbling, uptight, plaintive, bitchy, testy, fretful, bemoaning, peevish, irritable, critical

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. querulous

   Synonyms:
   quarrelsome, complaining, fretful, repining, discontented, dissatisfied, chiding, murmuring, whining, peevish, fastidious, irritable

   Antonyms:
   easy, uncomplaining, satisfied, contented, submissive, genial, complacent, cheerful, good-tempered

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1. querulous(a.)

   Synonyms:
   complaining, murmuring, querimonious, petulant, peevish, cross, dissatisfied, discontented, fault-finding

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1. querulous(a)

   Synonyms:
   peevish, fretful, petulant, discontented, fault-finding, querimonious

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How to use querulous in a sentence?

1. H.L. Mencken:

   All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else.

2. H. L. Mencken:

   All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else.

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