The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ORNERY , but the solution may also be SURLY which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Cantankerous crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ORNERY | 61 % | 6 |
| TESTY | 20 % | 5 |
| CRABBY | 4 % | 6 |
| SURLY | 2 % | 5 |
| MEAN | 2 % | 4 |
| CROSS | 1 % | 5 |
| CUSSED | 1 % | 6 |
| ONERY | 1 % | 5 |
| CRANKY | 1 % | 6 |
| TESTY Down 1 Genre of Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” | 1 % | 53 |
| PERVERSE | 1 % | 8 |
| IRRITABLE | 1 % | 9 |
| CRUSTY | 1 % | 6 |
| IRASCIBLE | 1 % | 9 |
Why may ORNERY be the right solution?
The word "cantankerous" means bad-tempered or irritable. The word "ornery" is a synonym for cantankerous, as it also describes someone who is grouchy or difficult to get along with. Therefore, "ornery" is the right solution for the clue "Cantankerous."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cantankerous
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ornery
- crotchety
- ill-natured
- stubborn
- bloody-minded
- testy
- irascible
- curmudgeonly
- grouchy
- cranky
- truculent
- persnickety
Crossword Answer definitions
ORNERY adjective- Cantankerous, stubborn, disagreeable.
- Mischievous, prankish, teasing, disagreeable but in a good way.
- Commonplace, inferior.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ORNERY
- Mean and nasty
- Not exactly agreeable
- Combative
- Cantankerous
- Games magazine's "The World's Most ___ Crossword"
- Ill-natured
- Curmudgeonlike
- Challenging or cruel
- Mean or stubborn
- Not at all nice
More clues leading to the result TESTY
- Irritable
- On edge
- Easily irritated
- Cross
- Peevish
- Not exactly easygoing
- Irascible
- Easily nettled
- Ready to snap
- Short-tempered
More clues leading to the result CRABBY
- Inclined to complaining
- In an unpleasant mood
- Ill-tempered
- Peevish
- Like a grouch
- Cantankerous
- Like Lucy of "Peanuts"
- In a foul mood
- Churlish
- Irritable
More clues leading to the result SURLY
- Grumpy
- One of the Seven Duffs at Duff Gardens
- Easily miffed
- Quick to bristle
- Ill-humored
- Like a sourpuss
- Irascible
- Cantankerous
- Ill-tempered
- Bad-tempered
More clues leading to the result MEAN
- Average
- Cruel
- Intend
- Like football's Joe Greene
- Low-down and nasty
- Greenwich __ time
- Nasty
- __-spirited
- Low-down
- Downright nasty
More clues leading to the result CROSS
- Peevish
- In a nasty mood
- Intersect
- Church figure
- Fit to be tied
- In a bad mood
- Liable to lose it
- Bad-tempered
- Irritated
- Vampire protection
More clues leading to the result CUSSED
- Talked a blue streak?
- Perverse, informally
- Stubborn
- Swore
- Used "colorful" language
- Shouted oaths at
- Said "@#$%^!"
- Said a swearword
- Cantankerous
- Uttered bad words
More clues leading to the result ONERY
More clues leading to the result CRANKY
- Grouchy
- Peevish
- 7-Dwarfs' cross kin?
- Cantankerous.
- Irritable.
- Ill-tempered.
- Cross
- Ill-tempered
- Irascible
- Irritable
More clues leading to the result TESTY Down 1 Genre of Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings”
More clues leading to the result PERVERSE
More clues leading to the result IRRITABLE
More clues leading to the result CRUSTY
- Like a curmudgeon
- Surly and grumpy
- Like kaiser rolls
- Cantankerous
- Like Italian bread
- Rough in character
- Bad-tempered.
- Like a curmudgeon.
- Bad-tempered
- Sharp-tongued