Synonyms of shrews

shrews

noun

plural of shrew

as in furies

a bad-tempered scolding woman

Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furies
• viragos
• harridans
• vixens
• battle-axes
• termagants
• critics
• harpies
• dragon ladies
• viragoes
• fishwives
• scolds
• gorgons
• cavillers
• carpers
• nitpickers
• detractors
• faultfinders
• railers
• cavilers
• censurers
• quibblers
• deriders
• fishwifes
• belittlers
• castigators
• pettifoggers