Antonyms of adj cantankerous

2 senses of cantankerous

Sense 1
bloody-minded, cantankerous -- (stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator)

INDIRECT (VIA stubborn) -> docile -- (willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation")

Sense 2
cantankerous, crotchety, ornery -- (having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers)

INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured -- (having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play")

Similarity of adj cantankerous

2 senses of cantankerous

Sense 1
bloody-minded, cantankerous -- (stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator)
       => stubborn (vs. docile), obstinate, unregenerate -- (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)

Sense 2
cantankerous, crotchety, ornery -- (having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers)
       => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) -- (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)