fretful Antonyms
Strongest:
- well-disposed
- good-natured
- extroverted
- amiable
- stoical
- genial
- patient
- agreeable
- easygoing
- carefree
- extraverted
- sweet
- sweet
- gregarious
- uncomplaining
- friendly
- extraverted
- cordial
- sociable
- tolerant
- tolerant
- genial
- gregarious
- affable
- sociable
- stoic
- amiable
- outgoing
- relaxed
- agreeable
- relaxed
- good-natured
- forbearing
- uncomplaining
- easygoing
- patient
- affable
- extroverted
- carefree
- well-disposed
- cordial
- forbearing
- friendly
- companionable
- companionable
- stoic
- stoical
- outgoing
Strong:
- nerveless
- sure
- easy
- long-suffering
- tranquil
- calm
- understanding
- controlled
- sure
- controlled
- nerveless
- composed
- serene
- calm
- obliging
- collected
- understanding
- good-tempered
- undisturbed
- undisturbed
- good-tempered
- tranquil
- composed
- confident
- happy-go-lucky
- long-suffering
- placid
- collected
- happy-go-lucky
- easy
- confident
- serene
- placid
- obliging
Weak:
Strongest:
- querulous
- petulant
- dyspeptic
- grouchy
- grumpy
- heated
- captious
- uneasy
- bilious
- apprehensive
- disturbed
- agitated
- pettish
- irritable
- worried
- testy
- troubled
- cantankerous
- irascible
- restless
- snappish
- peevish
- anxious
- nervous
Strong:
- perturbed
- curmudgeonly
- hyperactive
- fractious
- waspish
- bearish
- off-colored
- combative
- contrary
- splenetic
- restive
- bellicose
- passionate
- ill-humored
- pouty
- short-tempered
- perverse
- fretting
- choleric
- excited
- prickly
- aggressive
- sensitive
- sulky
- crotchety
- obsessed
- snarly
- crabby
- short
- distraught
- disagreeable
- quick-tempered
- sullen
- uptight
- huffy
- scrappy
- surly
- feisty
- ill-natured
- upset
- high-strung
- thin-skinned
- fiery
- tetchy
- touchy
- overwrought
- hesitant
- overactive
- vexed
- foreboding
- wayward
- ornery
- raspy
- gladiatorial
- feverish
- cross-grained
- snippy
- stuffy
- ratty
- snarky
- freaked
- frenzied
- truculent
- tense
- belligerent
- unquiet
- disputatious
- militant
- snippety
- hectic
- quarrelsome
- argumentative
- cranky
- off-color
- contentious
- pugnacious
- cross
- balky
- snappy
- rude
- ill-tempered
- warlike
Weak:
- unstrung
- atwitter
- spooky
- qualmish
- aflutter
- preoccupied
- out-of-humor
- unnerved
- goosey
- concerned
- ill-at-ease
- stewing
- shook-up
- wired
- afire
- queazy
- fidgety
- jumpy
- het-up
- hyperexcited
- atingle
- skittish
- bothered
- dithery
- edgy
- jittery
- aquiver
- queasy
- misgiving
- disquieted
- flustered
- freaked-out
- hot-blooded
- distressed
- flighty
- insecure
- aggrieved
- out-of-sorts
- fluttery
- undone
- overexcited
- hyped-up
- nervy
- hinky
- antsy
Meaning of fretful
fretful (s)
nervous and unable to relax
habitually complaining
fretful (a.)
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
fretful Sentence Examples
- Emily's fretful crying kept her parents awake all night.
- The fretful child paced nervously, unable to find peace.
- The traffic, a symphony of honking horns, made her fretful and irritable.
- Her fretful thoughts raced through her mind, preventing her from concentrating.
- The fretful patient lay tossing and turning in their hospital bed.
- The new employee's fretful nature made them question if they were suited for the job.
- The fretful wind howled and whistled, rattling the windows.
- The anxious mother fretted over her son's safety every waking moment.
- The fretful squirrel darted from branch to branch, its tail twitching nervously.
- The fretful student could not shake the feeling that something was amiss.
FAQs About the word fretful
nervous and unable to relax, habitually complainingDisposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
querulous, petulant, dyspeptic, grouchy, grumpy, heated, captious, uneasy, bilious, apprehensive
well-disposed, good-natured, extroverted, amiable, stoical, genial, patient, agreeable, easygoing, carefree
Emily's fretful crying kept her parents awake all night.
The fretful child paced nervously, unable to find peace.
The traffic, a symphony of honking horns, made her fretful and irritable.
Her fretful thoughts raced through her mind, preventing her from concentrating.
