fretful Antonyms
Strongest:
- uncomplaining
- stoical
- relaxed
- outgoing
- gregarious
- companionable
- cordial
- outgoing
- good-natured
- agreeable
- friendly
- amiable
- forbearing
- stoic
- forbearing
- patient
- sweet
- extroverted
- affable
- carefree
- companionable
- tolerant
- stoic
- tolerant
- uncomplaining
- cordial
- friendly
- well-disposed
- easygoing
- gregarious
- well-disposed
- good-natured
- stoical
- relaxed
- agreeable
- extraverted
- genial
- patient
- genial
- extroverted
- sociable
- sociable
- carefree
- easygoing
- affable
- extraverted
- sweet
- amiable
Strong:
- nerveless
- good-tempered
- composed
- serene
- collected
- obliging
- understanding
- good-tempered
- understanding
- undisturbed
- controlled
- easy
- placid
- happy-go-lucky
- long-suffering
- tranquil
- obliging
- confident
- composed
- serene
- sure
- undisturbed
- calm
- collected
- confident
- sure
- placid
- happy-go-lucky
- controlled
- long-suffering
- nerveless
- tranquil
- easy
- calm
Weak:
Strongest:
- cantankerous
- irascible
- captious
- agitated
- heated
- pettish
- uneasy
- apprehensive
- peevish
- restless
- disturbed
- snappish
- testy
- worried
- irritable
- grumpy
- querulous
- petulant
- anxious
- nervous
- grouchy
- troubled
- bilious
- dyspeptic
Strong:
- aggressive
- prickly
- crotchety
- perturbed
- cross
- contrary
- snippy
- distraught
- hectic
- gladiatorial
- tetchy
- ill-tempered
- belligerent
- fractious
- excited
- stuffy
- off-color
- short-tempered
- foreboding
- disagreeable
- passionate
- bellicose
- militant
- rude
- off-colored
- quick-tempered
- surly
- snarky
- frenzied
- huffy
- pugnacious
- uptight
- sulky
- pouty
- contentious
- hesitant
- feverish
- touchy
- fiery
- high-strung
- quarrelsome
- snappy
- hyperactive
- perverse
- feisty
- balky
- ill-natured
- upset
- overwrought
- ornery
- combative
- warlike
- raspy
- obsessed
- overactive
- choleric
- splenetic
- waspish
- ill-humored
- argumentative
- crabby
- scrappy
- disputatious
- cranky
- curmudgeonly
- wayward
- restive
- tense
- short
- sullen
- ratty
- truculent
- thin-skinned
- freaked
- bearish
- fretting
- vexed
- sensitive
- snippety
- cross-grained
- snarly
- unquiet
Weak:
- qualmish
- afire
- misgiving
- nervy
- bothered
- jumpy
- edgy
- concerned
- out-of-sorts
- insecure
- stewing
- hot-blooded
- het-up
- preoccupied
- aggrieved
- unnerved
- freaked-out
- unstrung
- hyped-up
- out-of-humor
- hyperexcited
- fidgety
- aflutter
- antsy
- atingle
- flustered
- undone
- aquiver
- hinky
- ill-at-ease
- wired
- queazy
- overexcited
- goosey
- shook-up
- spooky
- distressed
- disquieted
- atwitter
- fluttery
- skittish
- queasy
- dithery
- jittery
- flighty
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.
cantankerous, irascible, captious, agitated, heated, pettish, uneasy, apprehensive, peevish, restless
uncomplaining, stoical, relaxed, outgoing, gregarious, companionable, cordial, outgoing, good-natured, agreeable
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.
