Synonyms for gruff
- blunt
- boisterous
- brusque
- crusty
- dour
- grumpy
- nasty
- offhand
- surly
- abrupt
- bearish
- boorish
- churlish
- crabbed
- crabby
- crude
- curt
- discourteous
- fierce
- grouchy
- ill-natured
- impolite
- morose
- rough
- saturnine
- short
- snappy
- snippy
- sour
- sullen
- truculent
- uncivil
- ungracious
- unmannerly
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Antonyms for gruff
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abrupt
adjective. rude or brief in manner
bluffer
adjective. abrupt
blunt
adjective. straightforward
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