Words For Difficult Relationships

3 words in this vocabulary list

adjective making persistent or urgent requests or demands

  • The importunate salesman would not stop calling the office to try to make a sale.
  • She can be quite importunate when she wants something from you.
  • Stop being so importunate, I'll get to it when I can.
  • The importunate demands of the job were starting to take a toll on her mental health.

adjective describing someone who is likely to argue or disagree with others

  • The quarrelsome nature of the meeting made it difficult to reach a resolution.
  • She's always so quarrelsome, constantly picking fights with everyone.
  • I try to avoid hanging out with him when he's in a quarrelsome mood.
  • The stormy weather seemed to reflect the quarrelsome atmosphere between the two friends.

adjective Unamiable is an adjective that describes someone or something that is unfriendly or unpleasant.

  • The unamiable demeanor of the customer service representative left a negative impression on the clients.
  • I find his unamiable attitude really off-putting.
  • She's always so unamiable, it's hard to be around her.
  • The dark clouds overhead matched his unamiable mood.