SOREHEADS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

soreheads

noun

plural of sorehead

as in malcontents

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The spoilsports need to get back to their home state and do the job which their constituents elected them to do.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of spoilsports

Noun

For The Times) Courtney does great old ladies and whining teens, Michaels plays great curmudgeons and Palermo is great at space work.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Since 2018, Microsoft has answered those curmudgeons’ cries with the Surface Laptop line, now in its eighth generation.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

Definition of curmudgeons

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Past visitors include different types of tuna that have delighted sport fishers, and open-ocean red crabs that can change the poop color of birds that feast on them.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Tiny creatures like crabs and ants traveled huge distances, encountering all sorts of dangers—driven by the instinct to lay eggs and reproduce at any cost.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of crabs

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There are no bigger whiners in the league than LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who have in their minds never committed a foul and are always fouled with no call on any possession.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Patriotic Team USA wins gold as anti-America whiners flop.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Definition of whiners

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