People and roles

Synonyms for fractious

Two senses of fractious live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampPeople and roles

easily irritated or annoyed

The baby grew fractious in the afternoon heat.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

cranky

Same sentence, swapped: The baby grew cranky in the afternoon heat.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for fractious as it is used in the sentence above.

incorrigible
adverse
alien

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

recalcitrant

Same sentence, swapped: A recalcitrant animal that would not submit to the harness.

Close but different

tetchy
spiteful
disagreeable

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