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Malcontent

discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government.

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Similar meaning 4

Discontent 84% connected

Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Discontent 84% connected

Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Discontented 84% connected

of Discontent

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Discontented 84% connected

of Discontent

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Caviler 76% connected

Alt. of Caviller

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Caviller 76% connected

One who cavils.

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Pettifogger 76% connected

A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.

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Quibbler 76% connected

One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sorehead 76% connected

One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Squabbler 76% connected

One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler.

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Synonym 2

Disaffected 92% connected

of Disaffect

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rebellious 92% connected

Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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